Recorded 1992–2022 Girls' name Peak 2003 98 births

Ayahna — girls' name

98 babies named Ayahna in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s492010s152020s7
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ayahna was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ayahna in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayahna

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Ayahna between 1992 and 2022, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayahna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayahna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ayahna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayahna 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 98 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.

Ayahna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

98

Since 1992

31 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1992

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ayahna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1992

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20222010200820052002199919971992 5

Ayahna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
49 births that decade — 50% of Ayahna's all-time total
1990s272000s492010s152020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayahna?
98 babies have been named Ayahna since 1992. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Ayahna most popular?
Ayahna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ayahna been used?
Ayahna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 31 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ayahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayanna, Ayana, Aya, Ayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–2022 (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.