The first name Ayana
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 81 girls were named Ayana, making it the 490th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 104 births (#402).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ayana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ayana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 200 girls born in the United States were named Ayana, the 1,161st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 405 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ayana
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonAmerican marine biologist and policy expert, born 1980
Questions
- How popular is the name Ayana?
- In 2025, 81 girls born in England and Wales were named Ayana, ranking 490th. Its peak was 2019, with 104 births.
- Is Ayana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,096 US babies named Ayana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ayana most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 405 babies were named Ayana, its highest rank at 700th.