Girl · #2,398 in 2026

Ayda

Ayda is a female Turkish given name. In Turkish, it means "in the moon".

  • Arabic
  • Persian
  • Turkish
Current Rank
#2,398
Peak Rank
#1,940 (2022)
Total Babies
2K
5-Yr Trend
-5%
1968
First Year
2026
Last Year
2022
Peak Year
#1940
Peak Rank
2K
Total Count
38
Years Active

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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Arabic
  • Persian
  • Turkish

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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 102 births, good for #1,940 nationwide. About 40% of every Ayda on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ayda ranks #2,398 for baby girls with 75 births, holding steady (-5%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Ayda

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ayda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Ayda

Phonetically similar names — useful when Ayda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ayda

What does the name Ayda mean?
Ayda is a female Turkish given name. In Turkish, it means "in the moon".
What is the origin of the name Ayda?
Ayda has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic, Persian, Turkish.
How popular is Ayda in 2026?
In 2026, Ayda ranks #2,398 among girls' names in the U.S., with 75 babies given the name that year.
When was Ayda most popular?
Ayda reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #1,940 that year with 102 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Ayda most popular?
Ayda has historically been most popular in Nebraska, Utah, Iowa. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Ayda.
Is Ayda a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Ayda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Ayda?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ayda include Ragan, Kiarah, Naidelyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Ayda?
Common variants and related forms of Ayda include Aida, Ajda. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.