Aya
Aya is a unisex name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword".
Meaning & Origin of Aya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aya is a unisex name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword".
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The Story of Aya
Aya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 483 Ayas were born — ranking #618 that year. As of 2026, Aya ranks #618 for baby girls with 483 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Ayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aya
Aya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Aya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #618. Use the chart and map above to compare Aya'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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