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Aiya

Girl

Meaning of Aiya: Japanese: 'beautiful silk'

Aiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4075th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4075

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

680

First recorded 1995 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 40 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Aiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 53.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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