Ayash
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Ayash by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ayash. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Ayash
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ayash. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ayanshpart of something, a piece31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayushlife, lifespan, longevity10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Akashsky, space, ether49 in the US (2017)
- Arashgiver or one who gives3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayyashone who lives long; long-lived4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryash8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ayash
Names that are said the same way as Ayash, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Asheash tree; a form of Ash34 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ayash
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