girl's name

Ayaka

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 470

Ayaka is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ayaka is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 2013, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1985.

Ayaka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

156
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
Show the numbers
Births named Ayaka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 37
1990s 131
2000s 156
2010s 107
2020s (to 2021) 11

How popular is Ayaka?

In 2021, Ayaka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ayaka is used

Canada #3,301 5 in 2013
England & Wales #6,399 3 in 2010
United States #13,687 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ayaka

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ayaka also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ayaka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ayaka

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ayaka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ayaka

How popular is the name Ayaka?

In 2021, Ayaka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ayaka a girl's or a boy's name?

Ayaka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ayaka most popular?

Ayaka peaked in 2013, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.