Aya is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Aya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #644 for girl births in the United States (and #1,262 across all names), given to 449 babies. Aya first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2024 (469 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 449 | 449 | #644 |
| 2024 | 469 | 469 | #630 |
| 2023 | 415 | 415 | #695 |
| 2022 | 388 | 388 | #746 |
| 2021 | 351 | 351 | #803 |
| 2020 | 345 | 345 | #789 |
| 2019 | 384 | 384 | #738 |
| 2018 | 368 | 368 | #749 |
| 2017 | 350 | 350 | #785 |
| 2016 | 327 | 327 | #861 |
| 2015 | 309 | 309 | #893 |
| 2014 | 272 | 272 | #982 |
| 2013 | 236 | 236 | #1,048 |
| 2012 | 253 | 253 | #1,001 |
| 2011 | 222 | 222 | #1,111 |
| 2010 | 235 | 235 | #1,056 |
| 2009 | 214 | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2008 | 209 | 209 | #1,216 |
| 2007 | 206 | 206 | #1,215 |
| 2006 | 176 | 176 | #1,328 |
| 2005 | 179 | 179 | #1,259 |
| 2004 | 176 | 176 | #1,240 |
| 2003 | 161 | 161 | #1,291 |
| 2002 | 177 | 177 | #1,162 |
| 2001 | 171 | 171 | #1,193 |
| 2000 | 110 | 110 | #1,602 |
| 1999 | 93 | 93 | #1,734 |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | #1,801 |
| 1997 | 87 | — | #1,749 |
| 1996 | 56 | — | #2,345 |
| 1995 | 58 | — | #2,282 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #2,547 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #2,641 |
| 1992 | 43 | — | #2,779 |
| 1991 | 33 | — | #3,309 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | #3,079 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #4,531 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #4,020 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #3,344 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #4,043 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,472 |
| 1984 | 22 | — | #3,620 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,486 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,231 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #4,360 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,261 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,227 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,239 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,446 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,355 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,802 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,524 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,616 |