US rank #16761 Girls' name Peak 2011 11 births

Ayanda — #16761 US girls' name

11 babies named Ayanda in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s5
#16761
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ayanda in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ayanda between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayanda currently holds the #16761 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayanda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ayanda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayanda 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 11 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.

Ayanda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2011

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,761

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242011 6

Ayanda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Ayanda's all-time total
2010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayanda?
11 babies have been named Ayanda since 2011. It currently ranks #16761 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 6 births.
When was Ayanda most popular?
Ayanda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Ayanda been used?
Ayanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayanda?
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.

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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, 2011–2024 (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.