Is Ayana a boy or girl name?
Ayana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 220 girls and 0 boys were named Ayana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,893 US babies named Ayana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,107
- Babies named Ayana since 1970
- 11,893
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 405 babies
Boys and girls named Ayana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1,016 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 907 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,511 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,677 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,671 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,106 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,107 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,016 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,073 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,116 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,248 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,174 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,049 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,121 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 278 | #968 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,040 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,032 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 261 | #964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 304 | #876 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 298 | #877 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 351 | #783 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 360 | #785 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 350 | #818 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 359 | #800 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 405 | #700 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 382 | #714 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 364 | #730 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 369 | #707 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 367 | #683 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 385 | #654 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 336 | #697 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 298 | #750 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 305 | #722 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 251 | #824 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 247 | #820 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 278 | #738 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 276 | #753 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 265 | #779 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 211 | #921 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 208 | #924 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,042 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,005 | 146 | #1,132 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,641 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,649 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,717 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,858 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,604 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,320 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,345 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,200 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,141 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,211 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,118 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 139 | #983 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 187 | #766 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 147 | #897 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,134 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,200 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,181 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,379 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,124 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ayana reached #8,005 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #654 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ayana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.