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Ayanna
OriginArabic, African
Meaning"large eyes; or time; beautiful flower"
About Ayanna
Variant of Ayana with international roots.
Pronounced ah-YAH-nah.
As of October 2026, Ayanna ranked #1368 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #362 in 2003.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #899 | 302 | 169.1 |
| 2015 | #1,075 | 245 | 137.2 |
| 2016 | #1,068 | 244 | 137.7 |
| 2017 | #1,097 | 230 | 133.2 |
| 2018 | #1,095 | 228 | 134 |
| 2019 | #1,255 | 185 | 110.2 |
| 2020 | #1,155 | 204 | 126.2 |
| 2021 | #1,170 | 209 | 127.4 |
| 2022 | #1,199 | 201 | 122.6 |
| 2023 | #1,162 | 208 | 129.6 |
| 2024 | #1,174 | 203 | 125.3 |
| 2025 | #1,368 | 161 | 100.2 |
World rankings
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