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…
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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The Story of Ayano
Ayano first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 11 Ayanos were born — ranking #9,264 that year. As of 2026, Ayano ranks #14,477 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. 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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