girl's name
Ayra
AY-ra
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 5,545
the United States
#939
2025 births
Ayra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "respectable" or "noble." It has risen sharply in Britain in the last decade, and is frequently confused with the unrelated Arya from Game of Thrones.
- Ayra is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in US records in 2024, when 285 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in US records.
- Today about 1 in 1,249 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Ayra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. Ayra is more popular in England and Wales — see the country table below. 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 129 |
| 2010s | 653 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,474 |
What Ayra means
Ayra means respectable, honorable or noble. Some sources add awe-inspiring, reading the name against a root concerning reverence, though the honor sense is the one consistently given.
Where Ayra comes from
Ayra is generally traced to Arabic, where it is glossed as respectable or noble, and it is well established in South Asian Muslim naming. Its documentation is thinner than for older Arabic names, which is common for names that reached wide use recently. It should not be confused with Arya, a separate name from the Sanskrit arya, meaning noble — a coincidence of meaning that makes the two easy to conflate, and one that Game of Thrones amplified after 2011 by putting Arya Stark in front of a global audience.
Ayra in use
Our data first records Ayra in 1976 but shows it effectively unused until the 2010s, peaking in 2024 and still rising to 115 in England and Wales. That shape — decades of near-absence followed by a sharp climb — is characteristic of a name entering wide use through a community rather than through a single cultural moment.
How popular is Ayra?
In 2025, Ayra was given to 422 babies in England and Wales, ranking #115 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Ayra is used
England and Wales figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year. The historical chart above uses US records, the only series running back to 1880. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ayra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ayra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ayra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ayra in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ayra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ayra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ayra
What does the name Ayra mean?
Ayra means "respectable" or "noble," from Arabic.
Is Ayra the same as Arya?
No. Arya is Sanskrit, also meaning noble — the two names are unrelated despite the similar sound and sense.
Is Ayra a new name?
Effectively. Our records show it from 1976 but it was barely used until the 2010s.
How popular is the name Ayra?
In 2025, Ayra was given to 422 babies in England and Wales, ranking #115 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Ayra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ayra most popular?
Ayra peaked in 2024, when 285 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ayra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ayra currently ranks #115 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.