Boys' name · since 2012
Ailan
86 babies named Ailan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ailan currently ranks #10384 among boys' names in America, with 86 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Ailan recorded 86 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #10384 nationally today, ahead of 25% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #18,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,384 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 86 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailan ranks #18,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,384 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 86 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ailan's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ailan compares
86 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ailan's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ailan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ailan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ailan's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ailan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ailan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Ailan's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ailan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ailan's data
- Ailan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ailan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Ailan 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.