girl's name
Ayala
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,541
Ayala is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 43,057 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ayala over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 106 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 395 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 386 |
How popular is Ayala?
In 2025, Ayala was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ayala is used
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 Ayala
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ayala also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ayala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ayala
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ayala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ayala
How popular is the name Ayala?
In 2025, Ayala was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ayala a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ayala?
Ayala has 3 syllables.
When was Ayala most popular?
Ayala peaked in 2025, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ayala a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ayala currently ranks #2,357 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.