Ayana
Ayana was the 1161st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 654th; the most babies were born in 2006 (405). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Ayana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,161 girls, up 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 200girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006405 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,096babies recorded
Ayana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,161 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,248 | 182 |
| 2010 | #783 | 351 |
| 2000 | #697 | 336 |
| 1990 | #1,042 | 172 |
| 1980 | #1,150 | 118 |
| 1970 | #7,125 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ayana, counting every spelling?
Ayana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #704 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,161 for Ayana on its own. Together these spellings went to 406 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayana | 200 | #1,161 | 1,126 |
| Ayanna | 161 | #1,368 | 982 |
| Ayanah | 20 | #5,942 | 58 |
| Ayannah | 7 | #12,092 | 55 |
| Aiana | 7 | #11,974 | 50 |
| Ayaana | 6 | #13,421 | 47 |
| Aayana | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ayana?
200 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayana (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ayana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayana?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Ayana are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 31. That makes Ayana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ayana by state
How common Ayana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×), New York (1.6×), New Jersey (1.6×), Illinois (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ayana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayana
How popular is the name Ayana?
Ayana was the 1161st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 654th; the most babies were born in 2006 (405). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Ayana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ayana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ayana in the US.
Where is Ayana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayana was most common in Florida (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.