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Ayanna

Girl

Meaning of Ayanna: Somali: 'beautiful flower'

Ayanna is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1326th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1353rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1326

161 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1353

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,326

First recorded 1971 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 124 babies1982: 112 babies1983: 89 babies1984: 62 babies1985: 85 babies1986: 63 babies1987: 59 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 100 babies1990: 112 babies19901991: 168 babies1992: 209 babies1993: 224 babies1994: 312 babies1995: 316 babies1996: 337 babies1997: 515 babies1998: 574 babies1999: 656 babies2000: 656 babies20002001: 726 babies2002: 596 babies2003: 847 babies2004: 634 babies2005: 626 babies2006: 573 babies2007: 589 babies2008: 530 babies2009: 469 babies2010: 483 babies20102011: 445 babies2012: 369 babies2013: 325 babies2014: 302 babies2015: 245 babies2016: 244 babies2017: 231 babies2018: 229 babies2019: 185 babies2020: 204 babies20202021: 209 babies2022: 201 babies2023: 208 babies2024: 203 babies2025: 161 babies
US babies named Ayanna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 847.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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