Ayda

Ayda was the #2,410 girls' name in the US in 2025 (74 babies), and #275 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Ayda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ayda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Ayda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,410 (74)#275 (165)#191 (21)#126 (16)#148 (31)#1,974 (11)
2024#2,533 (70)#252 (192)#157 (27)#169 (11)#103 (47)#1,617 (14)
2023#2,076 (93)#216 (219)#136 (31)#102 (20)#95 (53)#1,491 (15)
2022#1,942 (102)#203 (247)#116 (36)#114 (19)#84 (65)#1,550 (14)
2021#1,971 (99)#194 (267)#96 (45)#89 (25)#113 (48)#1,778 (12)
2020#2,065 (89)#147 (344)#91 (48)#82 (26)#107 (47)#1,249 (19)
2019#2,090 (90)#188 (262)#154 (29)#113 (19)#117 (47)#2,610 (7)
2018#2,334 (78)#239 (210)#162 (28)#130 (18)#162 (32)#1,507 (15)
2017#2,268 (82)#362 (129)#304 (12)#206 (9)#430 (9)#2,876 (6)
2016#2,667 (65)#396 (114)#231 (18)—#359 (12)#2,892 (6)
2015#3,092 (54)#620 (67)#281 (14)#358 (4)#378 (12)#1,757 (12)
2014#3,425 (46)#597 (69)#537 (6)#365 (4)#661 (5)#1,530 (15)
2013#3,042 (54)#750 (52)#367 (10)—#660 (5)#1,913 (11)
2012#2,708 (65)#679 (61)#397 (9)—#474 (9)#2,013 (10)
2011#2,909 (59)#1,043 (33)#430 (8)—#612 (6)#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,942.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 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 22,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 850common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 460common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 680common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ayda is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ayda 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: 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: #936VAMaryland: 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: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ayda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Ayda (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AydaCanadaGirls#1,97411
AydaEngland & WalesGirls#275165
AydaIrelandGirls#14831
AydaNorthern IrelandGirls#12616
AydaScotlandGirls#19121
AydaUSGirls#2,41074