Is Ayanna a boy or girl name?
Ayanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 203 girls and 0 boys were named Ayanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,163 US babies named Ayanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,174
- Babies named Ayanna since 1971
- 16,163
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 847 babies
Boys and girls named Ayanna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1,547 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 866 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,423 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,246 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,056 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,025 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,174 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,162 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,199 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,170 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,155 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,255 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,095 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,097 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,068 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,075 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 302 | #899 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 324 | #825 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 369 | #754 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 446 | #640 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 483 | #611 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 469 | #636 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 530 | #584 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 589 | #531 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 573 | #529 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 626 | #488 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 634 | #467 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 847 | #362 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 596 | #473 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 726 | #401 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 656 | #432 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 656 | #420 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 574 | #448 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 515 | #485 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 337 | #660 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 316 | #673 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 312 | #678 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 224 | #863 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 209 | #930 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,077 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,412 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,461 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,937 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,919 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,802 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,460 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,751 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,346 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,205 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,115 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,209 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,069 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,050 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 176 | #844 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,009 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 155 | #864 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,003 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 177 | #761 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 343 | #506 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 194 | #753 |
Highest rank
Ayanna has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #362 in 2003. 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 Ayanna
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.