The name Aya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "colorful or bird". Aya is ranked #749 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bird Baby Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia".
From the experts:
Simple names have their appeal, but Aya, barely more than a breath, maybe be too simple. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2012.
In the entertainment industry, Aya has two international bearers: Aya Korem, an Israeli singer-songwriter, and Aya Liu, a Taiwanese actress. Aya is also a Danish name (a creative spelling of Aja) and is a highly popular choice there.
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Aya Al Maghrabi Says:
indiefendi2 Says:
there is a gorgeous model named Aya Jones who has me loving this name!
pamsatran Says:
Thanks for bringing this up; you are correct. There was a punctuation issue in our back end that masked the Japanese meaning and the Hebrew origin! It's fixe now.
shanade213 Says:
Aya means "colorful" in Japanese and "bird" in Hebrew.
MissAussie1992 Says:
I've only met one Aya - a teenage boy.
SimoneKadele Says:
I love this name. I've known two girls named Aya, and they were both Japanese. They pronounced it EYE-uh.
fifer Says:
It's a multicultural name, so it really depends on where you are. I don't know about Hebrew, but in Japanese it means "silk" and is pronounced ah-yuh.
OliviaSarah Says:
I've wondered this too, I think AY-ah is the prettier pn. It is beautiful either way though, I heard Evangeline Aya recently which I think is just gorgeous.
Uyen Tran Says:
aya lily would sound good
Theodora_Phoenix Says:
Is it pronounced like EYE-ah or AY-ah?
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Aya is also an Arabic name which means. "miracle, proof, sign or gift." I know because that's my name and i am an Egyptian. i didn't find Arabic meaning here so thought i could share