Ayse is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ayse in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Ayse
Ayse has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 636 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #721 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ayse is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ayse
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Ayse per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayse in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ayse has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 636 places in the last five years. Its peak was #721 in 1999. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ayse is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ayse include: Ayse Asar — Ayse Asar is a German lawyer and politician of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2025 elections.; Ayse Bilgin — Ayşe Ayşin Bombaci Bilgin is an Australian statistician and statistics educator..
Ayse does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ayses in the wild.
12
UK babies named Ayse (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 636 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ayse
Likely around 1 other Ayse in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ayse
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ayse Asar is a German lawyer and politician of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2025 elections. Earlier in her career, Asar was deputy chancellor of the Goethe University in Frankfurt, and from 2015 chancellor of the Hochschule RheinMain.
Ayşe Ayşin Bombaci Bilgin is an Australian statistician and statistics educator. She is a professor of mathematics and statistics at Macquarie University and the president of the International Association for Statistical Education.