Feminine dossier · first seen 1970

Ayana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ayana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2006

Peak rank proxy

405

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1970Peak 20062024

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

45.7%

2024

220

All-time

11,888

Ayana has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2006, when 405 girls were named Ayana.

In 2024, only 220 girls were given the name.

Down 45.7% from its peak.

All told, about 11,888 Americans have been named Ayana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1970.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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