Given name & surname
Ayna
“one who is innocent”·“resembling a beautiful flower”
Ayna 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
Ayna 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
Ayna 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,263 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,263 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 215 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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