Ayda
Ayda is a female Turkish given name. In Turkish, it means "in the moon".
Meaning & Origin of Ayda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayda is a female Turkish given name. In Turkish, it means "in the moon".
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The Story of Ayda
Ayda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 102 Aydas were born — ranking #1,940 that year. As of 2026, Ayda ranks #2,398 for baby girls with 75 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 2K Aydas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayda
Ayda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ayda's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,940. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayda'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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