Recorded 1984–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 242 births

Aigner — girls' name

242 babies named Aigner in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s821990s1322000s28
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Aigner was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

19 babies were named Aigner in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aigner

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Aigner between 1984 and 2003, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aigner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aigner performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aigner shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Aigner in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aigner in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 242 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aigner at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

242

Since 1984

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1984

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2003

Aigner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1984

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20032000199719941991198819851984 5

Aigner by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
132 births that decade — 55% of Aigner's all-time total
1980s821990s1322000s28

Aigner by state

Where Aigner concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aigner
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
69 28.5%
#2 Missouri
56 23.1%
#3 New Jersey
5 2.1%
Pennsylvania share of Aigner's total US births 28.5%
Even split

69 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aigner?
242 babies have been named Aigner since 1984. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 19 births.
When was Aigner most popular?
Aigner was most popular in the 1990s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Aigner most popular?
The top states for the name Aigner are Pennsylvania (69 births), Missouri (56 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Aigner been used?
Aigner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 20 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Aigner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aigne, Aigy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.