It entered the top 10 as 彩乃 ("color" combined with a possessive particle) in 1998. It fell out after 2000 but re-entered in 2009. It is currently #95 of the most popular girls names in Japan (as of 2018).
― Anonymous User 9/6/2019
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Ayano was given to 6 girls in America in 2015, possibly because of Japanese descent.