Total births
188
Girls' name · since 1998
Ayanni
188 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.
- #11587
- among girls today
- 188
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Ayanni currently ranks #11587 among girls' names in America, with 188 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Ayanni recorded 188 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #11587 nationally today, ahead of 35% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #11587 among girls today
- 188 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 35% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ayanni is currently the #11587 girls' name in America, more common than 35% of girls - 188 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11587
- among girls today
- 188
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Ayanni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11587
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 35% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
39% 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.
How Ayanni compares
188 35th percentile among 17,726 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
Ayanni's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayanni | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 188 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ayanni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayanni's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayanni at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#11,587
Active since
1998
Ayanni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ayanni by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ayanni's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ayanni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ayanni? ▼
188 babies have been named Ayanni since 1998. It currently ranks #11587 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? ▼
Records for Ayanni go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Ayanni's data
- Ayanni's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ayanni
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ayanni: #11587 Girls' Name - 188 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ayanni. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ayanni 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 June 2026.