Girls' name · since 2006
Ayaana
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Ayaana, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayaana currently ranks #14178 among girls' names in America, with 217 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaana has been recorded 217 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #14178 nationally and more common than 18% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #18,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaana ranks #18,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 217 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayaana's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayaana compares
217 38th 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
Ayaana's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayaana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayaana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayaana's full recorded timeline at 2016, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayaana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ayaana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Ayaana's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ayaana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (58% of all-time use).
Ayaana by state
Where Ayaana concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ayaana's data
- Ayaana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayaanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayaana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Ayaana 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.