Ayana

ay-ahn-uh; eye-ahn-uh

Arabic, African, Kazakh

"large eyes; time; beautiful flower; clear, obvious, revealed; seeing, witnessing"

Ayana Origin and Meaning

The name Ayana is a girl's name meaning "large eyes; time; beautiful flower; clear, obvious, revealed; seeing, witnessing".

With diverse roots and meanings, Ayana is a cross-cultural possibility with Arabic, African, and Kazakh origin. Both Ayana and Ayanna enjoyed a spike of popularity in the 1990s, but have faded since then, though 246 girls were given the name in the US in a recent year, placing it just outside the Top 1000. It appeared in the Kazakhstani top 15 multiple times in the 2010s and recently ranked in the UK Top 500.

Ayana Rank in US Top 1000

# 973 in the US

Popularity of the name Ayana

• 973 US 2016
• 1732 Nameberry 2025
• 20 Unique 2023
• 625 England 2023
• 110 Switzerland 2023

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Famous People Named Ayana

• Ayana Taketatsu Japanese singer and actress
• Ayana Japanese singer,songwriter
• Ayana D’Nay Walker American basketball player
• Ayana Tsubaki Japanese transgender TV personality
• Ayana V. Jackson American photographer
• Paloma Ayana Stoecker aka Delilah British singer,songwriter

The name Ayana in Pop Culture

• "Ayana " short story by Stephen King and its main character, a blind girl with healing powers
• Ayana Ethiopian for "beautiful flower"