The first name Ayanna
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, 17 girls were named Ayanna, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 29 births (#1,161).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ayanna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ayanna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 161 girls born in the United States were named Ayanna, the 1,368th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 847 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 Ayanna
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ayanna HowardAmerican roboticist, born 1972
Questions
- How popular is the name Ayanna?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Ayanna, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 2021, with 29 births.
- Is Ayanna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,326 US babies named Ayanna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ayanna most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 847 babies were named Ayanna, its highest rank at 362nd.