Given name
Ayannah
“one who is innocent”·“resembling a beautiful flower”
Ayannah is a variant of Ayanna. Interpretations include “one who is innocent” and “resembling a beautiful flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ayannah is a variant of Ayanna. Interpretations include “one who is innocent” and “resembling a beautiful flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ayannah is a variant of Ayanna. Ayanna has been associated with Hindi and African naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 712
- 0 boys · 712 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,092 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,092 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 535 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.
Ayannah’s family of names
Ayannah has a related form in Ayanna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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