Aya

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A few things about Aya you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Aya

Aya Miyama

Japanese association football player

Choose Aya and your child shares a first name with Aya Miyama, a Japanese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aya, like who?” Aya Miyama's Wikipedia article is available in 47 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,579 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Aya, 449 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aya would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAya first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #630.
• 📈Then vs nowAya is 4.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,502 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,579.
• 🚀TrendAya has climbed 145 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #644. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAya is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #244, followed by Massachusetts (#334) and Illinois (#384). It's in the top 1,000 in 21 states.
• 🔁Word funAya is a palindrome: it reads the same forwards and backwards.

About the name Aya

Aya is a girl name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-aya”. US birth records list Aya for girls from 1972 to 2025, in 53 of those 54 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #630 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #644, with 449 babies.