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Globally, 鮎 (Ayu , アイ , 鮎 ) is a widespread primarily girly, but scarcely boy's first name. The given name 鮎 is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a common primarily female, but scarcely masculine name, Brunei, where it is quite a common girly name, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Taiwan, and Ethiopia. Also, 鮎 is the last name as well as the forename.
鮎 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kizuna AI , the Japanese virtual YouTuber; Ai Haibara , the fictional character from Detective Conan; Ai Mizuno , the fictional character from Zombie Land Saga; Ai Miyashita , the fictional character from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Ai Hinatsuru , the fictional character from Ryūō no Oshigoto!, and in many other works.