How Many People Are Named Ayanah?
An estimated 488 people in the United States have the first name Ayanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Ayanah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ayanah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ayanah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
488
About 1 in 702,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
33 births
Total Registered
494
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ayanah
Ayanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 494 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ayanah as a female name
Ranked #8,997 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (33 births)
Ayanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ayanah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 225 babies were registered. Ayanah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ayanah by Decade
How has Ayanah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ayanah by State
Birth registrations for Ayanah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas. On average, about 9 Ayanahs were registered per state.
Ayanah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ayanah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ayanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ayanah?
We estimate approximately 488 people named Ayanah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 702,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Ayanah a common name?
Ayanah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 494 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ayanah most popular?
Ayanah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ayanah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ayanah a female name?
Ayanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ayanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ayanah Smith, Ayanah Johnson, Ayanah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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