Ayari
A feminine Japanese name potentially derived from "ayari", meaning "beautiful jasmine".
Name Census estimates that about 390 living Americans carry the first name Ayari. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ayari today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ayari births was 2010 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ayari. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
390
~ 1 in 878,857 Americans
Peak year
2010
61 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,950
Tracked since 1998
Census
Ayari in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 347 people with the first name Ayari, which placed it at #26,696 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,696
National first-name rank
People counted
347
347 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
79.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ayari
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ayari is Hispanic at 79.5%. The next largest groups are Black (15.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ayari described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ayari at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino79.5% · 276
- Black or African American15.0% · 52
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 9
- White1.2% · 4
- Two or more races1.2% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Ayari: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ayari from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 201 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ayari remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ayari by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ayari during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ayaris live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Ayari, while Arizona, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 40 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ayari
The name Ayari is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit language, which was the classical language of ancient India. The name's roots can be traced back to the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE. Ayari is derived from the Sanskrit word "Ayara," which means "eternal" or "everlasting."
In ancient Hindu texts and scriptures, the name Ayari is often associated with concepts of eternity, immortality, and the never-ending cycle of life and rebirth. It is believed to have been a popular name among Hindu scholars and philosophers who sought to understand the deeper mysteries of existence.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Ayari can be found in the Rigveda, a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns that dates back to around 1500 BCE. In this ancient text, the name is referenced in connection with the worship of various deities and the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Ayari. One of the most prominent was Ayari Devi, a Hindu mystic and spiritual teacher who lived in the 7th century CE. She was renowned for her teachings on the nature of consciousness and the path to self-realization.
Another historical figure with the name Ayari was Ayari Vidyasagar, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and social reformer who lived in the 19th century. He played a crucial role in the Bengal Renaissance and worked tirelessly to promote education and social reform in India.
In the realm of literature, Ayari Kalidas was a celebrated Sanskrit poet and dramatist who lived during the 4th or 5th century CE. He is best known for his epic poems, such as the Kumarasambhava and the Raghuvamsa, which are considered masterpieces of Sanskrit literature.
Another notable individual named Ayari was Ayari Panini, a Sanskrit grammarian who lived around the 4th century BCE. He is credited with authoring the foundational text on Sanskrit grammar, the Ashtadhyayi, which had a profound impact on the development of linguistic studies in ancient India.
Lastly, in the field of mathematics, Ayari Aryabhata was a renowned Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 5th century CE. He is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the classical age and made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, algebra, and trigonometry.
People
Ayari + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ayari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ayari: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ayari?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 390 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ayari going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 878,857 US residents.
Is Ayari a common name?
We classify Ayari as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 394 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ayari most popular?
The single biggest year for Ayari was 2010, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ayari is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ayari in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 347 people with the name Ayari, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,696 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ayari in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ayari?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ayari leans strongly female. 333 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 7 male bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ayari?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ayari is Hispanic at 79.5%. The next largest groups are Black (15.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ayari most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ayari in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.5% (276 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ayari in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ayari a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ayari in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ayari still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ayari in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ayari can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Ayari?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.