babyNamedHayat
“life”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,143rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 100
- babies born in France
- 1 in 18,182
- +4.2% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1983
Meaning and origin of Hayat
Hayat means “life” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Hayat in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1983.
- Over recent years, Hayat has been rising (+4.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hayat every 31 schools, all spellings combined.
Hayat in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,051st girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,518
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
932nd girls’ name114 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,735+8.9% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
167 babies in 3 years1 girl in 28,934+6.5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, 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
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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