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Ayala

Girl

Meaning of Ayala: Hebrew: 'doe or gazelle'

Ayala is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2268th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2268

77 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,201

First recorded 1974 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 62 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 77 babies
US babies named Ayala per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 77.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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