Ayah

Meaning: Sign, miracle; a verse of the Quran
Origin: Arabic

Girl's name · #870 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ayah is climbing: on the charts since 1986, it reached #870 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 310 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,800 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#147 in England & Wales (2025) · #339 in Sweden (2025) · #345 in Netherlands (2025) · #362 in Scotland (2025) · #422 in Belgium (2025) · #764 in France (2025) · #806 in Switzerland (2025) · #919 in Ireland (2025) · #1,379 in Austria (2025) · #385 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ayahs

Ayah Bdeir — Entrepreneur, inventor, and interactive artist (born 1982)
Ayah Moaataz — Egyptian chess player
Ayah Marar — Jordanian musician
Ayah Al-Majali — Jordanian footballer (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

Ayah to Zubbediya — Kismet (musical stage work)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Aya (#644), Ayah would rank around #410 with about 760 births last year — the newborns split about 59/41 between Aya and Ayah.

Similar names: Soraya · Aylah · Rayah · Khadija · Ayat · Sariyah

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