Aya

A-YA; a-YA; AY-yah A-ya; ah-YAH; IE-yah

Japanese, Hebrew, Danish, Arabic

"colorful, design; honey buzzard, bird; rock, lull, happiness; sign, verse"

Aya Origin and Meaning

The name Aya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "colorful, design; honey buzzard, bird; rock, lull, happiness; sign, verse".

Aya, barely more than a breath, is an international favorite, with origins in several languages and cultures. Popular throughout Europe, 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. And actress Hilary Swank named her twin daughter Aya (and her son Ohm).

As with many multicultural names, it has a variety of meanings. In Japanese, it is a colorful name, also associated with intricate design. From its Hebrew origins, it can be considered a nature and bird name, related to the honey buzzard or to birds and flying more generally.

Aya is also a Danish name (a respelling of Aja or Aija) possibly meaning "rock, lull" from Latvian Aija or "happiness" from Finnish Eija, and is a highly popular choice there. In Arabic meanwhile, Aya means "sign, evidence" or "verse" and is a popular name in the Muslim community.

That only scratches the surface, however, because Aya also appears in Semitic mythology, where it means "dawn"; as a Kazakh name meaning "hideout, shelter"; in the Cherokee language meaning "I, me"; and as an alternative form of the Basque place name, Aya.

Thought we were done? No, because Aya may also be linked to the Turkic element ay meaning "moon", and therefore to Turkish-Altaic mythology in which the angelic Ayas symbolized creativity, abundance, and goodness.

In Mongolian, it means "melody", while in in Baoule on the Ivory Coast, it is given to girls born on Fridays.

An Ancient Egyptian Queen, a Belgian Catholic Saint, and an Akkadian goddess, Aya has a lot of history and meaning hidden behind those three letters. or "moon" from the Turkish element ay;

Aya Rank in US Top 1000

# 630 in the US

Aya Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 533 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Aya

• 630 US 2024
• 533 Nameberry 2025
• 606 Future 2028
• 223 England 2023
• 51 France 2023
• 92 Netherlands 2024
• 99 Spain 2023
• 21 Denmark 2023
• 43 Belgium 2023
• 168 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Aya

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Famous People Named Aya

• Aya Hirano Japanese pop singer
• Aya Matsuura Japanese pop singer
• Aya Ishiguro Japanese pop singer and former member of Morning Musume
• Aya Jones French,Jamaican model
• Aya Cash American actress
• Aya Liu Taiwanese actress
• Aya Ueto Japanese actress
• Aya Korem Israeli pop/rock singer
• Aya Kanai fashion director of "Cosmopolitan" and "Seventeen" magazines.
• Aya Thorgren Swedish fashion model

The name Aya in Pop Culture

• Aya Al Rashid, character on TV's "The Originals"
• Aya Fuse character in "Extras" by Scott Westerfeld
• Aya Brea character in the video game series "Parasite Eve"
• Aya Drevis main character in video game "Mad Father"
• Aya Mikage main character in manga "Ceres, Celestial Legend"
• Aya also Japanese for "fragile, delicate"
• Aya any verse in the Qur'an
• Aya character in video game "Assassin's Creed: Origins"