Ayat
Ayat was the 1162nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,903 places. More babies were named Ayat in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,162 girls, up 462 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 200girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,792babies recorded
Ayat popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 23 since 2017.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,162 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,624 | 128 |
| 2010 | #6,211 | 21 |
| 2000 | #10,864 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,560 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ayat, counting every spelling?
Ayat is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #918 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,162 for Ayat on its own. Together these spellings went to 270 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayat | 200 | #1,162 | 695 |
| Aayat | 51 | #3,130 | 259 |
| Ayaat | 19 | #6,152 | 89 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ayat?
200 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayat (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ayat 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayat.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayat?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Ayat are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Ayat 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.
Ayat by state
How common Ayat was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.0×), Virginia (4.0×), California (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×). In 37 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 Ayat: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayat, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayat
How popular is the name Ayat?
Ayat was the 1162nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,903 places. More babies were named Ayat in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ayat a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ayat in the US.
Where is Ayat most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayat was most common in New York (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and California.