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Ayana

Girl

Meaning of Ayana: African: 'beautiful flower'

Ayana is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1125th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 510th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1125

200 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#510

77 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,096

First recorded 1970 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 110 babies1982: 92 babies1983: 91 babies1984: 69 babies1985: 60 babies1986: 68 babies1987: 74 babies1988: 79 babies1989: 151 babies1990: 172 babies19901991: 208 babies1992: 211 babies1993: 265 babies1994: 276 babies1995: 278 babies1996: 247 babies1997: 251 babies1998: 305 babies1999: 298 babies2000: 336 babies20002001: 385 babies2002: 367 babies2003: 369 babies2004: 364 babies2005: 383 babies2006: 405 babies2007: 359 babies2008: 350 babies2009: 360 babies2010: 351 babies20102011: 298 babies2012: 304 babies2013: 261 babies2014: 251 babies2015: 256 babies2016: 278 babies2017: 225 babies2018: 245 babies2019: 202 babies2020: 182 babies20202021: 221 babies2022: 235 babies2023: 249 babies2024: 221 babies2025: 200 babies
US babies named Ayana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 405.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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