Girls' name · since 1984
Aigner
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.
- #17,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aigner is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 242 have been recorded since 1984.
Aigner has 242 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2003.
- #17,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aigner ranks #17,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aigner's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Aigner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aigner splits its recorded history at 1994: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aigner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2003
- Peak year (1988)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Aigner by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Aigner's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Aigner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (55% of all-time use).
Aigner by state
Where Aigner concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 28.5% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 56 | 23.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.1% |
69 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Aigner's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Aigners (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aigner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aigner draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.