Ayano
Ayano is both a feminine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Ayano Ahane , Japanese singer-songwriter Ayano Dozono , Japanese footballer Ayano Egami , Japanese synchronized swimmer Ayano Fukuda , Japanese tarento and impressionist Ayano Hamaura , Japanese member from idol group Magnolia Factory Ayano Hori , Japanese women's professional shogi player Ayano…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Ayano
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayano is both a feminine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Ayano Ahane , Japanese singer-songwriter Ayano Dozono , Japanese footballer Ayano Egami , Japanese synchronized swimmer Ayano Fukuda , Japanese tarento and impressionist Ayano Hamaura , Japanese member from idol group Magnolia Factory Ayano Hori , Japanese women's professional shogi player Ayano…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Ayano
The earliest SSA record of Ayano as a baby girl name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Ayano — #9,264 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Ayanos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 126 Ayanos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayano
Ayano is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 126 births in the dataset. Ayano's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #9,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayano'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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