Is Ayala a boy or girl name?

Ayala is a girl’s name. Of the 1,201 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ayala

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Ayala was most popular in 2025, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,226, with 77 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,201 people named Ayala.

Ayala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ayala’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ayala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ayala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,201 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ayala

Where Ayala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org