Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Aiah is thought to mean “falcon.”
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Where it comes from
Aiah is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'wh (אוה).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Aiah appears in 2 Samuel 3:7.
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Aiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 0 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,761 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,761 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Evishares a root
- Jezebelshares a root
- Uelshares a root
- Ophirshares a root
- Spainshares a root
- Ithamarshares a root
- Ichabodshares a root
- Bavvaishares a root
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