Ayah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Ayah first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 115 babies (rank #394 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ayah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ayah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

915

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

115

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,658
1997	10	#1,686
1998	9	#1,839
1999	8	#1,992
2000	13	#1,403
2001	18	#1,112
2002	23	#966
2003	21	#1,091
2004	38	#739
2005	35	#807
2006	26	#1,055
2007	39	#825
2008	28	#1,068
2009	57	#647
2010	69	#576
2011	65	#616
2012	61	#679
2013	70	#585
2014	101	#433
2015	99	#441
2016	115	#394