Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Ayana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,161 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#1,161
among girls · ↓56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
200
named Ayana · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,036
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
405 babies
All-time total
12,096
#1,487 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Ayana popularity over time

12,096 babies have been named Ayana since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 1,016 – 1,016 102 – #766
1980s 907 5 912 91 -10% #1,132
1990s 2,511 – 2,511 251 +175% #722
2000s 3,678 – 3,678 368 +46% #654
2010s 2,671 – 2,671 267 -27% #783
2020s (to 2025) 1,308 – 1,308 218 -18% #1,016

Where Ayana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 201 0.13 outside top 500
2027 202 0.13 outside top 500
2028 203 0.13 outside top 500
2029 204 0.13 outside top 500
2030 205 0.13 outside top 500

Where Ayana is most popular

Girls named Ayana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.139 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New York, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ayana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 99 0.231 +67%
New York 86 0.217 +56%
New Jersey 39 0.216 +56%
Illinois 49 0.214 +54%
Michigan 36 0.198 +42%
Georgia 44 0.194 +40%
Tennessee 30 0.189 +36%
California 156 0.186 +34%
Connecticut 10 0.172 +24%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +16%
Virginia 27 0.158 +14%
Texas 122 0.152 +9%
North Carolina 31 0.136 ≈ national
Massachusetts 16 0.132 -5%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -8%
Arizona 17 0.121 -13%
Washington 15 0.104 -25%
Ohio 23 0.097 -30%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -44%
Alabama 5 0.053 -62%
Missouri 6 0.050 -64%
Maryland 5 0.047 -66%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -67%
Colorado 5 0.045 -68%
Indiana 6 0.043 -69%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ayana

Ayana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,161 in 2025 with 200 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 12,096 American babies have been named Ayana. Its peak came in 2006, when 405 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ayana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayana?

The median living Ayana is about 21 years old; half are between 12 and 30. An estimated 12 thousand people named Ayana are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ayana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 200 #1,161 – –
2024 221 #1,105 – –
2023 249 #1,016 – –
2022 235 #1,070 – –
2021 221 #1,116 – –
2020 182 #1,248 – –
2019 202 #1,175 – –
2018 245 #1,049 – –
2017 225 #1,121 – –
2016 278 #968 – –
2015 256 #1,040 – –
2014 251 #1,032 – –
2013 261 #964 – –
2012 304 #876 – –
2011 298 #877 – –
2010 351 #783 – –
2009 360 #785 – –
2008 350 #818 – –
2007 359 #800 – –
2006 405 #700 – –
2005 383 #713 – –
2004 364 #730 – –
2003 369 #707 – –
2002 367 #683 – –
2001 385 #654 – –
2000 336 #697 – –
1995 278 #738 – –
1990 172 #1,042 – –
1985 60 #1,858 – –
1980 118 #1,150 – –
1975 147 #897 – –
1970 6 #7,125 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ayana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ayana Taketatsu Japanese voice actress b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ayana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ayana?

The median living Ayana is about 21 years old. Half of all living Ayanas are between 12 and 30 years old.

How many people named Ayana are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Ayana are alive in the United States, based on 12,096 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ayana in 2025?

Ayana ranked #1,161 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 200 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayana?

12,096 babies have been named Ayana in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayana most popular?

Ayana peaked in 2006, when 405 newborns received the name.

Is Ayana a boy or girl name?

Ayana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayana rising or falling?

Ayana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ayana become more popular?

Ayana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 205 girls named Ayana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ayana?

Well-known people named Ayana include Ayana Taketatsu (actor).

Names like Ayana

Names that sound and feel close to Ayana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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