How Many People Are Named Ayame?
people named Ayame are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,102,531 people in the US has this name
Based on 333 babies named Ayame in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ayame in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ayame alive today is about 13 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ayame first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2006, to 19 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ayame has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,437, in 1920. In 2025 it ranked #7,536.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,536 |
| Best rank | #4,437 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,635 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ayame alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ayame were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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