Aiyanna
A feminine name of disputed origin, perhaps Scottish or Native American.
Name Census estimates that about 4,477 living Americans carry the first name Aiyanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aiyanna today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aiyanna births was 2009 (282 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aiyanna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aiyanna with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aiyanna is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.5K
~ 1 in 76,559 Americans
Peak year
2009
282 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,228
Tracked since 1990
Census
Aiyanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,207 people with the first name Aiyanna, which placed it at #5,370 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,370
National first-name rank
People counted
3.2K
3,207 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aiyanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aiyanna is Black at 40.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.0%) and Two or More Races (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aiyanna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aiyanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.3% · 1,294
- Hispanic or Latino25.0% · 802
- Two or more races15.8% · 508
- White11.9% · 382
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.7% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 70
Popularity
Aiyanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aiyanna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,927 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aiyanna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aiyanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aiyannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Aiyanna, while Utah, Nebraska, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 86 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aiyanna
The name Aiyanna is a modern American invention derived from the Arabic name Ayana, which itself derives from the Semitic root ʿyn meaning "eye" or "spring." The name likely emerged in the late 20th century as a blend of Ayana and other names like Ayanna or Aiyana.
The earliest known recorded use of the name Aiyanna dates back to the 1980s in the United States, though it remained relatively rare until recent decades. There are no known historical references to the name Aiyanna in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to its modern American emergence.
Despite its recent origins, there are a few notable individuals who have borne the name Aiyanna throughout history. One of the earliest known was Aiyanna Markovitz (born 1985), an American former competitive figure skater who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Another is Aiyanna Moore (born 1991), an American former collegiate basketball player who played for the University of Southern California from 2009 to 2013. Aiyanna Ferguson (born 1992) is a British singer and songwriter who has released several singles and an EP since the mid-2010s.
Aiyanna Camara (born 1998) is a Guinean-American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League. Aiyanna Wade (born 2001) is the daughter of retired NBA superstar Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches.
While the name Aiyanna is relatively new and its origins are not deeply rooted in history, it has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly in the United States, and has been borne by a handful of notable individuals across various fields.
People
Aiyanna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aiyanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aiyanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aiyanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,477 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aiyanna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 76,559 US residents.
Is Aiyanna a common name?
We classify Aiyanna as "Rare". It ranks above 96.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,529 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aiyanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Aiyanna was 2009, when 282 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aiyanna is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aiyanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,207 people with the name Aiyanna, or 1.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,370 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aiyanna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aiyanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aiyanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,201 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aiyanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aiyanna is Black at 40.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.0%) and Two or More Races (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aiyanna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aiyanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.3% (1,294 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aiyanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aiyanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aiyanna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aiyanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aiyanna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aiyanna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Aiyanna as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Aiyanna, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.