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Ayah

Ayah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sign, miracle, verse”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
AH-yah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Arabic ayah, meaning a sign or miracle and also a verse of the Quran. It is distinct from similar-looking names of other origins.

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How popular is Ayah?

202481.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Ayah in 2024270

2024 rank#964 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,502

Ayah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ayah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Ayah questions

What does the name Ayah mean?

Ayah means "sign, miracle, verse". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic ayah, meaning a sign or miracle and also a verse of the Quran. It is distinct from similar-looking names of other origins.

Is Ayah a boy or girl name?

Ayah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ayah?

270 US babies were named Ayah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Ayah?

Ayah is usually pronounced AH-yah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.