Aiyana
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "beautiful blossom".
Name Census estimates that about 9,568 living Americans carry the first name Aiyana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aiyana today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aiyana births was 2010 (544 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aiyana. 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 Aiyana with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aiyana is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
9.6K
~ 1 in 35,823 Americans
Peak year
2010
544 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,179
Tracked since 1975
Census
Aiyana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,823 people with the first name Aiyana, which placed it at #3,182 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
#3,182
National first-name rank
People counted
6.8K
6,823 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
29.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aiyana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aiyana is Black at 29.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.6%) and Two or More Races (17.0%). 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 Aiyana 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 Aiyana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American29.8% · 2,030
- Hispanic or Latino27.6% · 1,880
- Two or more races17.0% · 1,157
- White16.3% · 1,111
- American Indian and Alaska Native6.4% · 437
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 208
Popularity
Aiyana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aiyana from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 3,858 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Aiyana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aiyana 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 Aiyana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aiyanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 43 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Aiyana, while West Virginia, New Hampshire, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 182 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aiyana
The name Aiyana has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is a combination of two words, "aiya" meaning "sign" or "miracle," and "na" meaning "for us." The name can be translated to mean "a sign or miracle for us."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aiyana is in the Islamic holy book, the Quran, where it is mentioned as a name given to a child born after a long period of infertility or struggle with conception. This association with miraculous birth and divine intervention contributed to the name's popularity among Muslim communities.
In the 10th century, an Arabic scholar and historian named Al-Masudi wrote about a woman named Aiyana who was renowned for her knowledge of astronomy and mathematics. She lived in Baghdad during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization and contributed significantly to the advancement of scientific studies.
Another notable figure with the name Aiyana was a 12th-century Persian poet and mystic known as Aiyana al-Khatun. She was highly regarded for her spiritual teachings and her poetry, which explored themes of love, devotion, and the human experience.
In the 16th century, there was a Princess Aiyana who was a member of the Ottoman royal family. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for cultural and intellectual pursuits.
Fast-forwarding to the 20th century, Aiyana Vanden Branden was a Belgian artist and sculptor who gained recognition for her abstract and modernist works. She was born in 1928 and her artistic career spanned several decades.
While the name Aiyana has roots in the Arabic and Islamic traditions, it has also gained popularity in other cultures and regions over time. Its meaning and associations with miracles, signs, and divine intervention have contributed to its enduring appeal across different backgrounds.
People
Aiyana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aiyana 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
Aiyana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aiyana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,568 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aiyana 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 35,823 US residents.
Is Aiyana a common name?
We classify Aiyana as "Rare". It ranks above 97.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,699 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aiyana most popular?
The single biggest year for Aiyana was 2010, when 544 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aiyana is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aiyana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,823 people with the name Aiyana, or 2.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,182 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 Aiyana 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 Aiyana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aiyana appears almost entirely female. Of the 6,820 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Aiyana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aiyana is Black at 29.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.6%) and Two or More Races (17.0%). 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 Aiyana most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aiyana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 29.8% (2,030 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 Aiyana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aiyana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aiyana 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 Aiyana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aiyana 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 Aiyana 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 Aiyana as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Aiyana, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.