Aiyah
In Japanese martial arts a kiai is a short shout uttered when performing an assault.
Meaning & Origin of Aiyah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Japanese martial arts a kiai is a short shout uttered when performing an assault.
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Etymology
The Story of Aiyah
Aiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Aiyahs were born — ranking #6,402 that year. As of 2026, Aiyah ranks #7,012 for baby girls with 15 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 254 Aiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aiyah
Aiyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 254 births in the dataset. Aiyah's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Aiyah'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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