Ayano (written: , , , or ) is both a feminine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
, Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese footballer , Japanese synchronized swimmer , Japanese tarento and impressionist , Japanese member from idol group Magnolia Factory , Japanese women's professional shogi player , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese singer-songwriter and model , Japanese former member from idol group Angerme , Japanese member from pop duo Kiroro , Japanese trampolinist , Japanese former member from idol group Tokyo Girls' Style , Japanese model and actress , Japanese politician , Japanese member from idol group Cutie Street , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese actress , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese voice actress Ayano Ninomiya (born 1979), Japanese-American violinist , Japanese singer and dancer , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese slalom canoeist , Japanese idol , Japanese speed skater , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese tennis player , Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese beauty pageant winner , Japanese actress, voice actress and idol , Japanese manga artist , Japanese member from idol group Nogizaka46
Surname , Japanese actor , Japanese singer , Japanese doctoral student
Fictional characters Ayano Aishi, protagonist of the video game Yandere Simulator , protagonist of the manga series Hanebado! Ayano Kannagi, the female protagonist of Kaze no Stigma Ayano Kosaka, a character in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Ayano Minegishi, a character from manga and anime, Lucky Star Ayano Sugiura, in Yuru Yuri Ayano Tateyama, a character from the Vocaloid song series Kagerou Project Keiko Ayano (Silica), a character in Sword Art Online