Girl name Japanese origin Shinto tradition

Aya

AH-yah · 3 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Design; colorful
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Style era
modern
Themes
beauty · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#630
2024 births467
Peak year2024
First appeared1972
Total US births7,534
2024 peak19721985199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

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Aya

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