Ayat

Meaning and origin of Ayat

Popularity of Ayat in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ayat has been rising (+8.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ayat every 31 schools, all spellings combined.

Ayat in English-speaking countries

Ayat ranks 194^th in England and Wales, against 939^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  194^th girls’ name747 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,028+7.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  408^th girls’ name88 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,756+11.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  409^th girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,364

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  406^th girls’ name27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,402

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  701^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,970

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,449^th girls’ name453 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,667+8.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Hayat100
• Ayaat (in French)20
• Aayat15
• Hayate10
• Ayate5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ayat

• Adja
• Amna
• Arwa
• Almas
• Asmaa
• Amal
• Aysha
• Ayah
• Afnan
• Arij
• Azur
• Ayda

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin