Aya

Girl name

Aya has been given to 7,987 babies in the U.S. since 1972. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #644 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈaɪə/

The planetoid was named after the Akkadian goddess, which began with the same first letter as the provisional designation 2002 AW197.

Origin: Japanese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,987

Peak year

2024 (469 babies)

Rank in 2025

#644 for girls

First recorded

1972

10-year trend

▲ +45%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Aya.

8,002 babies since 1915

8,008 babies since 1958

7,954 babies since 1946

8,069 babies since 2013

7,905 babies since 1996

8,070 babies since 1956

8,095 babies since 1893

8,109 babies since 1913

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