Ayanna
Ayanna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Ayanna Alexander, Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper Ayanna Dyette (1986–2018), Trinidad and Tobago volleyball player Ayanna Howard, American roboticist and researcher Ayanna Hutchinson, Trinidad and Tobago sprint athlete Ayanna McClean, Trinidad and Tobago field hockey defender and umpire Ayanna Oliva, Filipina model, singer,…
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Ayanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayanna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Ayanna Alexander, Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper Ayanna Dyette (1986–2018), Trinidad and Tobago volleyball player Ayanna Howard, American roboticist and researcher Ayanna Hutchinson, Trinidad and Tobago sprint athlete Ayanna McClean, Trinidad and Tobago field hockey defender and umpire Ayanna Oliva, Filipina model, singer,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Ayanna
The earliest SSA record of Ayanna as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 194 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 847 newborns named Ayanna — #362 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Ayannas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,172 among baby girl names with 204 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 17K Ayannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ayanna
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About the name Ayanna
Ayanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Ayanna's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #362. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayanna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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