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What does Ayana mean?
Ayana ▲ as a girls' name has its root in Kiswahili, and the meaning of the name Ayana is "beautiful flower". Ayana is an alternate spelling of Ayanna (Kiswahili).
ENDS WITH -ana
Variations
VARIANTS Ianna, Iana, Ayonna, Aiyanna, Aiyana
RELATIONS VIA AYANNA Aivana, Aivanna, Avana, Avania, Avannia
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Ayon, ..
(male) Ayas, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ayana Carlie (A.C.), ..
How popular is Ayana?
Ayana is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2285 out of 4276, Top 53%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ayana was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its apex rank of #654 in the U.S. in 2001, and is at #1048 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Aiyana (#994 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Aiyanna (#1809) and Ayanna (#1091) are the prominent alternative forms of Ayana (#1048) listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Ayana reached the top of their popularity 2 decades ago (MEDIAN #786) and are somewhat less conventional today (#1235, ▼47%). Ayanna is more ubiquitous than the rest, though Aiyana is currently the most fashionable, while Ayanna has become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Ayana▲ is alike in pronunciation to Aenya, Ainah, Anaya▲, Anna▼, Annah, Anni, Anny, Anya, Auina, Eanna, Eena, Ena, Ina▼, Ioana, Ioanah, Ioanna, Iona▼, Iynaia, Una▼, Wanna, Yana, Yanna, Yna, Yoana and Yona. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abina, Adana, Adena, Aghna, Ahava, Alaina▲, Alana▲, Alawna, Alayna▲, Aldana, Allana, Amaia▲, Amana, Amani▲, Amaya▲, Anaca, Anaka, Anani, Anina, Arava, Arina, Aryana, Aryanna, Aya▲, Ayala, Aydana, Ayn, Azania, Brana, Chana▲, Ciana, Dana▼, Dayana▲, Duana, Dyana, Dylana, Elyana, Etana, Flana, Giana, Ilana, Jeana▼, Joana▼, Liana▲, Mayana, Rayana, Ryana, Seana, Tana▼ and Tyana. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ayana.
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