Ayanna is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ayanna in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1719
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About the Name Ayanna
Ayanna has held its ground, ranked #1,719 in 2025 and never far from its best of #1,161 in 2021 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ayanna is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ayanna in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ayanna
Ayanna Hutchinson — Ayanna Hutchinson is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.
Charlotte Ayanna — Charlotte Ayanna (born Charlotte Lopez) is an American actress, author and former beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1993.
Ayanna Oliva — Ayanna Oliva is a Filipino model, singer, dancer, and former VJ.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ayanna
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Ayanna per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayanna in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ayanna is declining: down 367 places since 2020, to #1,719 in 2025. It peaked at #1,161 in 2021.
Ayanna 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 Ayanna include: Ayanna Hutchinson, Charlotte Ayanna and Ayanna Oliva. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ayanna does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ayannas in the wild.
17
UK babies named Ayanna (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 367 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ayanna
Almost certainly the only Ayanna in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ayanna
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ayanna MacCalla Howard is an American roboticist, entrepreneur, and educator currently serving as the dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University.
Ayanna Thompson is Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS).