girl's name
Ayani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 526
Ayani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Ayani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 157 |
| 2010s | 158 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Ayani?
In 2025, Ayani was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ayani is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ayani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ayani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ayani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ayani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ayani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ayani
How popular is the name Ayani?
In 2025, Ayani was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ayani a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ayani most popular?
Ayani peaked in 2025, when 43 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ayani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ayani currently ranks #3,524 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.