Aayat
An āyah is a "verse" in the Quran, one of the statements of varying length that make up the chapters (surah) of the Quran and are marked by a number. In a purely linguistic context the word means "evidence", "sign" or "miracle", and thus may refer to things other than Quranic verses, such as religious obligations or cosmic phenomena.
Meaning & Origin of Aayat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
An āyah is a "verse" in the Quran, one of the statements of varying length that make up the chapters (surah) of the Quran and are marked by a number. In a purely linguistic context the word means "evidence", "sign" or "miracle", and thus may refer to things other than Quranic verses, such as religious obligations or cosmic phenomena.
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The Story of Aayat
Aayat first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2012, with 23 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 67 Aayats were born — ranking #2,601 that year. As of 2026, Aayat ranks #3,172 for baby girls with 50 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 566 Aayats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aayat
Aayat is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 566 births in the dataset. Aayat's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Aayat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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