US rank #1947 Girls' name Peak 2023 498 births

Ailana — #1947 US girls' name

498 babies named Ailana in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s1242020s324
#1947
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Ailana was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

118 babies were named Ailana in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ailana

The Social Security Administration has registered 498 babies named Ailana between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ailana currently holds the #1947 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ailana performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ailana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ailana in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ailana 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 498 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.

Ailana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

498

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2023

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,947

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ailana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
118
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
-50050100150 20242021201820152012200920052002 5

Ailana by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
324 births that decade — 65% of Ailana's all-time total
2000s502010s1242020s324

Ailana by state

Where Ailana concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ailana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 11.6%
#2 Texas
43 8.6%
#3 Florida
23 4.6%
#4 New York
20 4.0%
#5 North Carolina
11 2.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
11 2.2%
#7 Georgia
7 1.4%
#8 Hawaii
5 1.0%
California share of Ailana's total US births 11.6%
Even split

58 of 498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ailana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ailana?
498 babies have been named Ailana since 2002. It currently ranks #1947 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 118 births.
When was Ailana most popular?
Ailana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ailana most popular?
The top states for the name Ailana are California (58 births), Texas (43 births), Florida (23 births).
How long has the name Ailana been used?
Ailana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ailana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aileen, Ailani, Ailyn, Ailany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.