Is Iyanah a boy or girl name?

Iyanah is a girl’s name. Of the 575 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Iyanah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Iyanah was most popular in 2009, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,331 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 575 people named Iyanah.

Iyanah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Iyanah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Iyanah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Iyanah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 575 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