Aya: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Aya year by year

Aya climbs 5 places from 2024 (ranked 87th then). Since 2020 (69 babies), the number of babies has risen by 0%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	82nd	69
2024	87th	64
2023	112th	49
2022	93rd	67
2021	100th	67
2020	98th	69

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Aya since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Aya appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1991 on. The peak year is 2006, with 106 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (835 babies). Since 1980, about 2,059 children in Québec have been named Aya.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Aya in Québec in 2025?

69 girls were named Aya in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 82nd rank among girl names.

Is Aya a popular name in Québec?

Aya ranks 82nd among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Aya given most often?

In 2006, with 106 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Aya a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Aya only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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