Ayda
Ayda was the 2414th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1943rd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Ayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,414 girls, down 346 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,535babies recorded
Ayda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,414 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,068 | 89 |
| 2010 | #3,474 | 46 |
| 2000 | #11,950 | 7 |
| 1990 | #13,180 | 5 |
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How popular is Ayda, counting every spelling?
Ayda is a spelling of Aida, a name family that ranked #965 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,414 for Ayda on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida | 154 | #1,414 | 906 |
| Ayda | 74 | #2,414 | 438 |
| Aidah | 6 | #13,250 | 50 |
| Aydah | 8 | #11,079 | 27 |
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 Ayda?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayda (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ayda 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 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayda?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Ayda are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Ayda 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.
Ayda by state
How common Ayda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 34 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 Ayda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayda
How popular is the name Ayda?
Ayda was the 2414th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1943rd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Ayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ayda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ayda in the US.
Where is Ayda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayda was most common in Nebraska (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Iowa.