Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ayah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,814
- 5 boys · 4,809 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 309 babies
- 2025
- 309
- #870 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 309 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 870 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,060 as a first name in 2020.
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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ayah
- Ayah BdeirEntrepreneur, inventor, and interactive artist (born 1982)
- Ayah MararJordanian musicianborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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