Girls' name · since 2002
Ailana
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 704 babies named Ailana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
704 babies have been named Ailana since 2002, making it today's #1136 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailana has been recorded 704 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #1136 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #9,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,136 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 704 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailana ranks #9,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,136 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 704 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ailana's 704 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ailana compares
704 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ailana's all-time total is 87% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ailana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ailana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ailana's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 205, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ailana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ailana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (530 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Ailana's strongest decade.
530 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Ailana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 124
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
530 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 530 births (75% of all-time use).
How Ailana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ailana's total volume
Ailana by state
Where Ailana concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 45 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 35 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.4% |
86 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ailana appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ailanas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ailana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Ailana 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.