US rank #1655 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,278 births

Ahana — #1655 US girls' name

1,278 babies named Ahana in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1182010s6972020s463
#1655
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ahana was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

124 babies were named Ahana in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,278 babies named Ahana between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ahana currently holds the #1655 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 697 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ahana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 294 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Ahana in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,278 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,278

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,655

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
124
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Ahana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
697 births that decade — 55% of Ahana's all-time total
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Ahana by state

Where Ahana concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ahana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
294 23.0%
#2 Texas
84 6.6%
#3 New Jersey
82 6.4%
#4 New York
52 4.1%
#5 Washington
36 2.8%
#6 Illinois
33 2.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
24 1.9%
#8 Georgia
22 1.7%
California share of Ahana's total US births 23.0%
Even split

294 of 1,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ahana appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahana?
1,278 babies have been named Ahana since 2000. It currently ranks #1655 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 124 births.
When was Ahana most popular?
Ahana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 697 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ahana most popular?
The top states for the name Ahana are California (294 births), Texas (84 births), New Jersey (82 births).
How long has the name Ahana been used?
Ahana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahava, Ahaana, Ahavah, Ahari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.