Girls' name · since 1998
Aiyanah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 372 babies named Aiyanah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,795 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
372 babies have been named Aiyanah since 1998, making it today's #15795 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiyanah has been recorded 372 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #15795 nationally and more common than 9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #14,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,795 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiyanah ranks #14,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,795 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 372 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,795 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aiyanah's 372 recorded births place it above 80.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aiyanah compares
372 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aiyanah's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aiyanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aiyanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aiyanah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aiyanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Aiyanah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Aiyanah's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Aiyanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (45% of all-time use).
Aiyanah by state
Where Aiyanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
13 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aiyanah's data
- Aiyanah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aiyanahs (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aiyanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aiyanah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.