Ayah
- Pronunciation
- [A-yah]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Sign; Distinct
- Origin
- Arabic
Ayah Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,497 baby girls have been named Ayah. The name peaked in 2024 with 270 US births that year (rank #963). In 2024, ranked #963 nationally.
Top States for Ayah
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Ayah births are: California (454), New York (397), Michigan (393).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Ayah
If you like Ayah's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
4-Letter Names Starting with A
Names with Ayah's exact length and starting letter: Aala, Aart, Aase, Aban, Abba.
Quick Facts About Ayah
US Popularity History (2023–2025)
Annual US births named Ayah by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 309 girls named Ayah (girl rank #870 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Ayah Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Ayah the strongest states are Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | #518 | 50 |
| 2 | Michigan | #546 | 143 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #694 | 129 |
| 4 | Virginia | #706 | 86 |
| 5 | Maryland | #721 | 67 |
| 6 | Illinois | #755 | 95 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #772 | 66 |
| 8 | New York | #813 | 164 |
| 9 | Washington | #813 | 40 |
| 10 | Georgia | #817 | 61 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | #901 | 19 |
| 2 | Ohio | #865 | 44 |
| 3 | Georgia | #817 | 61 |
| 4 | Washington | #813 | 40 |
| 5 | New York | #813 | 164 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #772 | 66 |
| 7 | Illinois | #755 | 95 |
| 8 | Maryland | #721 | 67 |
| 9 | Virginia | #706 | 86 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | #694 | 129 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Ayah in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Ayah to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Ayah against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).