Ayala
Ayala was the 2359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,495 places. More babies were named Ayala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,359 girls, up 329 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202577 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,201babies recorded
Ayala popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,359 | 77 |
| 2020 | #2,688 | 62 |
| 2010 | #5,124 | 27 |
| 2000 | #5,968 | 18 |
| 1990 | #13,178 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ayala, counting every spelling?
Ayala has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ayala?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayala (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ayala born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayala.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayala?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Ayala are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Ayala a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ayala by state
How common Ayala was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (8.7×), New York (5.2×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ayala: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayala, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayala
How popular is the name Ayala?
Ayala was the 2359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,495 places. More babies were named Ayala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ayala a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ayala in the US.
Where is Ayala most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayala was most common in New Jersey (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.