Aya
Featured in baby name books
Aya means “bird” in Hebrew, while in Japanese it refers to patterned cloth or damask.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Aya in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Aya against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Aya is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Aya in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 449 girls were named Aya, making it the #644 girls' name in the US. Since 1972, 7,987 girls have been named Aya, with the most (469) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Michigan, Massachusetts and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Aya
There are 59 towns and villages with Aya in their name, in 26 countries.
🇳🇬 Nigeria 10🇸🇾 Syria 6🇵🇰 Pakistan 5🇳🇪 Niger 4🇨🇳 China 3🇵🇭 Philippines 3🇷🇺 Russia 3🇹🇩 Chad 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Aya Nagar | Delhi, 🇮🇳 India | 33,123 | Map |
| Aya | Miyazaki, 🇯🇵 Japan | 7,023 | Map |
| Aya | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,924 | Map |
| Aya | Altai Krai, 🇷🇺 Russia | 2,876 | Map |
| Aya Prikro | Lacs District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 1,663 | Map |
| Aya | Vallée du Bandama District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 377 | Map |
| Aia | Basque Country, 🇪🇸 Spain | – | Map |
| Aia | Basque Country, 🇪🇸 Spain | – | Map |
| Al ‘Ayā | Deir ez-Zor, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| Angoal Aya | Zinder Region, 🇳🇪 Niger | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Aya
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Aya in their name.
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| Ch’aya-soryuji | Gyeongsangnam-do, 🇰🇷 South Korea | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Aya songs
12 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Aya in their title. The best known:
- 42 (Aya Nakamura song)
- Aya
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- Aya Benzer – Mustafa Sandal
- Aya Benzer 2003 – Mustafa Sandal (2003)
- Phir Le Aya Dil – Arijit Singh (2012)
- Sade Vehre Aya Kar
- AYA HAI, YISHU
- Aay Aya Sabai – Manna Dey (1980)
- Aya – Aygün Kazimova (2018)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Aya
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Aya.
Aya Cash
Aya Ueto
Fictional characters named Aya
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Aya as a pet name
FurryName has found 26 dogs named Aya in public pet registers, making it the #3,628 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Seattle (2), Basel (1). Aya as a dog name →
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