Is Ayanah a boy or girl name?

Ayanah is a girl’s name. Of the 514 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ayanah

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Ayanah was most popular in 2007, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,601 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 514 people named Ayanah.

Ayanah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ayanah’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ayanah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ayanah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 514 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org