NameTides

Ayala

Ayala was the #2,354 girls' name in the US in 2025 (77 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Ayala as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ayala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ayala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,354 (77)#2,440 (11)#2,282 (9)
2024#3,176 (50)#3,696 (6)—
2023#2,415 (74)#3,219 (7)—
2022#2,689 (64)#2,889 (8)—
2021#2,848 (59)#2,499 (10)—
2020#2,682 (62)#3,117 (7)—
2019#2,962 (55)#2,286 (11)#2,872 (6)
2018#3,346 (47)#2,090 (13)—
2017#3,697 (41)#3,229 (7)#3,307 (5)
2016#3,523 (44)#4,763 (4)—
2015#3,842 (39)#4,103 (5)—
2014#3,184 (51)#4,003 (5)—
2013#4,156 (35)#2,460 (10)—
2012#5,114 (27)#2,521 (10)—
2011#4,807 (29)#3,549 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,354.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ayala is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ayala by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #758NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #572NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #2,151FL
Ayala (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AyalaCanadaGirls#2,2829
AyalaEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
AyalaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AyalaUSGirls#2,35477