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Aya

Pronounced /ˈaɪə/

Rank in 2024
#631
Born in 2024
467
Peak year
2024 · #631
Origin
Japanese

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 467 girls were named Aya, about 1 in every 3,454.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1972.
  • 7,534 girls have been named Aya since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Aya per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. 0.2
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 78 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 490 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,755 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 4,211 babies, 0.21 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

The planetoid was named after the Akkadian goddess, which began with the same first letter as the provisional designation 2002 AW197. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈaɪə/ ==== Proper noun ==== Aya (Mesopotamian mythology) In Akkadian mythology, a mother goddess, consort of the sun god Shamash. 55565 Aya, a trans-Neptunian object and likely dwarf planet; named after said goddess. ==== Further reading ==== Aya (goddess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

  • A female given name from Japanese.
Origin
Japanese
Say it
/ˈaɪə/

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Other spellings

  • GirlBoyRising

    Ayah

    Rank
    #964
    Born '24
    270
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Haya

    Rank
    #1,832
    Born '24
    110
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024