Ayanna is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ayanna means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ayanna across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ayanna has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ayanna is a girl name of African origin meaning “beautiful flower, or innocent”. A name of Swahili and East African origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,326 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 450 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ayanna per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (847/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (28/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2014 (3/yr).
Ayanna has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #699 nationally (given to 854 babies that year).
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