Is Ayelet a boy or girl name?

Ayelet is a girl’s name. Of the 979 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ayelet

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Ayelet was most popular in 2025, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,916 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 979 people named Ayelet.

Ayelet over time

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

Is Ayelet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ayelet is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 979 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 Ayelet

Where Ayelet is most concentrated

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

New York 11.4×

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