The baby name Ayu is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common: AH-yoo; Indonesian/Japanese IPA: /aˈju/ or /a.ju/.
The baby name Ayu is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common: AH-yoo; Indonesian/Japanese IPA: /aˈju/ or /a.ju/.
Ayu is Japanese, Javanese in Origin.
Ayu is a cross-cultural given name with several independent roots. In Indonesian and Javanese/Balinese usage, ayu means "beautiful, sweet, graceful," making Ayu a widely used feminine name. In Japanese, Ayu is a unisex name that can be written in kana or with kanji; when written 鮎 it refers to the "sweetfish," while alternative kanji (e.g., 綾, 亜優, 亜由) lend meanings like "pattern," "gentle," or "follow," depending on choice. In South Asia, Ayu (from Sanskrit āyu) means "life; lifespan," familiar from Ayurveda and used as a masculine or unisex modern name.
Use spans traditional Javanese and Balinese naming, contemporary Japanese pop culture (notably as a nickname), and revived Sanskrit-style naming in India and Nepal. Variants and related forms include Aayu, Ayush/Aayush and Ayushi (Sanskrit line), plus Japanese elaborations such as Ayumi, Ayuna, and Ayuko. Pronunciation is commonly AH-yoo across languages.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #14 | 2 | 572 |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #19 | 110 | 5,459 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #19 | 97 | 3,319 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| ID | 0 | #23 | 17 | 2,238 | |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #25 | 3 | 678 |
| BN | 0 | #26 | 7 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #26 | 10 | 2,021 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #34 | 474 | 8,139 |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #49 | 4,530 | 24,821 |
| JP | 0 | #69 | 9 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #86 | 15 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #132 | 8 | 6,332 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #167 | 687 | 18,916 |
| MY | 0 | #178 | 164 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #179 | 67 | 6,592 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #200 | 52 | 7,056 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #222 | 178 | 15,987 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #227 | 15 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| SG | 0 | #241 | 29 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #245 | 72 | 15,378 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #262 | 497 | 16,104 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #310 | 247 | 20,968 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #323 | 819 | 25,931 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| HK | 0 | #334 | 15 | 8,483 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #334 | 6 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #351 | 9 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #361 | 9 | 8,477 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #381 | 11 | 1,368 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| BH | 0 | #477 | 77 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #485 | 20 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #489 | 27 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #502 | 26 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #580 | 20 | 8,289 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #618 | 14 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #665 | 33 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #819 | 8 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #877 | 236 | 25,439 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #903 | 18 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #913 | 5 | 8,768 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #919 | 41 | 14,742 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #935 | 21 | 5,933 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #974 | 28 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,042 | 87 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 23 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,135 | 77 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,528 | 87 | 28,008 |
Ayu is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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