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Ayano

Ayano (あやの) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 彩乃, 彩 colour + 乃 (used for its sound. It is popular today and has reached No. 4 in 1998.

あ · や · の · あやの · アヤノ
Most used spelling彩乃あやのcolour + (used for its sound

Ways to write Ayano

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

彩乃
彩colour乃(used for its sound, no)
Girl, best No. 4 (1998–2024)
綾乃
綾twill, design乃(used for its sound, no)
Girl, best No. 23 (2004–2020)
文乃
文writing, literature乃(used for its sound, no)
Girl, best No. 63 (2018–2020)
愛乃
愛love乃(used for its sound, no)
Girl, best No. 95 (2011)

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Ayano appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

亜八乃next + eight + (used for its soundGirl
亜也野next + to be (classical) + fieldGirl
亜夜乃next + night + (used for its soundGirl
亜耶乃next + (used for its sound + (used for its soundGirl
亜耶野next + (used for its sound + fieldGirl
亜弥乃next + more and more + (used for its soundGirl
亜弥野next + more and more + fieldGirl
亜矢乃next + arrow + (used for its soundGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Ayano has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1998, at No. 4.

No. 1No. 25No. 5020052010Girls, 2004: No. 44Girls, 2005: No. 45Girls, 2008: No. 47Girls, 2009: No. 26
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YearGirls
2009No. 26
2008No. 47
2005No. 45
2004No. 44

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Ayano

Ayano Sato 綾乃Japanese speed skater

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji