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Ayana

100% girls · 200 born in 2025

Ayana has been given to about 12,096 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,938
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ayana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 405
  • Born in 2025200
  • All time12,096
  • England & Wales, 2025#496 · 81

How popular is Ayana?

Its best year was 2006, when 405 babies were given the name, ranking 700th. The typical living American called Ayana is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ayana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ayanna0.97
  2. Aiyana0.93
  3. Aiyanna0.91
  4. Dayana0.88
  5. Aryana0.88
  6. Alana0.85
  7. Aryanna0.85
  8. Alanna0.82

Middle names for Ayana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ayana Josephine0.84
  2. Ayana Rose0.83
  3. Ayana Louise0.83
  4. Ayana June0.82
  5. Ayana Pearl0.82
  6. Ayana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ayana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.97
  2. Palomasister · 0.97
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.97
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.97
  5. Daliasister · 0.96
  6. Belensister · 0.96

Where Ayana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ayana White0.78
  2. Ayana Reyes0.78
  3. Ayana Nguyen0.78
  4. Ayana Moore0.78
  5. Ayana Lee0.78
  6. Ayana Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ayana

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Ayana across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.