Girls' name · since 2001
Ayane
296 babies named Ayane in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayane currently ranks #12538 among girls' names in America, with 296 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Ayane recorded 296 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #12538 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #16,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,538 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 296 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayane ranks #16,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,538 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 296 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayane's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ayane compares
296 45th 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
Ayane's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 296 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayane's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ayane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ayane's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ayane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (46% of all-time use).
Ayane by state
Where Ayane concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
19 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayane's data
- Ayane's decade-level peak was the 2010s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ayanes (19 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 Ayane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ayane 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.