Recorded 2005–2010 Girls' name Peak 2008 21 births

Iayana — girls' name

21 babies named Iayana in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s5
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Iayana was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Iayana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iayana

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Iayana between 2005 and 2010, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iayana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iayana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Iayana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iayana 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 21 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.

Iayana at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

21

Since 2005

6 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2005

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2010

Iayana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2005

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 2010200820072005 5

Iayana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 76% of Iayana's all-time total
2000s162010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iayana?
21 babies have been named Iayana since 2005. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Iayana most popular?
Iayana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Iayana been used?
Iayana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 6 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Iayana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iayla. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2010 (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.