US rank #11545 Girls' name Peak 2003 175 births

Ayanni — #11545 US girls' name

175 babies named Ayanni in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s742010s652020s30
#11545
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ayanni was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ayanni in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayanni

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Ayanni between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayanni currently holds the #11545 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayanni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ayanni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayanni 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 175 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.

Ayanni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,545

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayanni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 202420212016201320102007200320001998 6

Ayanni by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 42% of Ayanni's all-time total
1990s62000s742010s652020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayanni?
175 babies have been named Ayanni since 1998. It currently ranks #11545 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Ayanni most popular?
Ayanni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ayanni been used?
Ayanni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayanni?
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, 1998–2024 (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.