Girls' name · since 1970
Ayana
Ayana has 12,091 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,091
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayana is the #1161 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12,091 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ayana recorded 12,091 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1161 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,091 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayana ranks #1,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,091 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,091
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ayana's 12,091 recorded births place it above 97.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ayana compares
12,091 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Ayana's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,091 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 405 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayana's full recorded timeline at 1998, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 405 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 405
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ayana popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Ayana as boys' name)
Ayana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,678 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Ayana's strongest decade.
3,678 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 1,016
1970s
1,016 births
- 1980s 907
1980s
907 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,511 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,678 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,671 births
- 2020s 1,308
2020s
1,308 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,678 births (30% of all-time use).
How Ayana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ayana's total volume
Ayana by state
Where Ayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,429 | 11.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,260 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 816 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 806 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 562 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 530 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 490 | 4.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 489 | 4.0% |
1,429 of 12,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Ayana appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayana's data
- Ayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,678 total births) through the 2020s (1,308) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayanas (1,429 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Ayana 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.