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Ayat

Ayat: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“signs, verses”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ah-YAHT · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Arabic āyāt, the plural of āyah, meaning 'sign', 'miracle', or a verse of the Quran. It is used as a feminine given name in Muslim communities.

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How popular is Ayat?

202437.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ayat in 2024123

2024 rank#1,666 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18801,591

Ayat is rising: use over the last five years is 3.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ayat

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

Ayat questions

What does the name Ayat mean?

Ayat means "signs, verses". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic āyāt, the plural of āyah, meaning 'sign', 'miracle', or a verse of the Quran. It is used as a feminine given name in Muslim communities.

Is Ayat a boy or girl name?

Ayat is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ayat?

123 US babies were named Ayat in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Ayat?

Ayat is usually pronounced ah-YAHT.

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.