Ayana is a distinctive choice, ranked #510 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ayana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#510
About the Name Ayana
Ayana is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 47 places over five years. Its high point was #402 in 2019, and it now sits at #510. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Ayana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ayana
Unlikely. With around 77 UK babies named Ayana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ayana has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 47 places in the last five years. Its peak was #402 in 2019. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ayana is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ayana include: Ayana Zholdas â Aiana Joldas is a Kazakh freestyle skier.; Ayana Russell â Ayana Christiana Russell is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a defender.; Ayana Elizabeth Johnson â Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist..
Ayana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Ayanas in the wild.
77
UK babies named Ayana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 47 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ayana
Likely around 1 other Ayana in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ayana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ayana Christiana Russell is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a defender. She has been a member of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College.
Yuri Nakamura, known professionally as Ayana Tsubaki (æ¤ŋ åŊŠåĨ, Tsubaki Ayana; formerly written as æ¤ŋå§Ģ åŊŠč), is a Japanese TV personality, fashion model and professional mahjong player. Tsubaki works for the Koakuma Ageha girls' fashion magazine.
"Ayana" is a short story by Stephen King that was originally published in the Fall 2007 issue of The Paris Review, and later included in King's collection Just After Sunset in November of 2008.