Given name · also Hindi
Ayanna
“one who is innocent”·“resembling a beautiful flower”
Ayanna is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who is innocent” and “resembling a beautiful flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is innocent” and “resembling a beautiful flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hindi and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,326
- 0 boys · 16,326 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 847 babies
- 2025
- 161
- #1,368 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 161 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,368 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 847 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,867 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ayanna’s family of names
Ayanna has a related form in Ayana. Ayanna has a related form in Aiyana. Ayanna has a related form in Ayannah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ayanna
- Ayanna PressleyU.S. Representative from Massachusettsborn 1974
- Ayanna HowardAmerican roboticistborn 1972
- Ayanna AlexanderOlympic triple jumperborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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