Girls' name · since 1974
Ailee
876 babies named Ailee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 876
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
876 babies have been named Ailee since 1974, making it today's #4907 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailee has been recorded 876 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #4907 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,907 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 876 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailee ranks #8,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,907 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 876 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 876
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ailee's 876 recorded births place it above 88.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ailee compares
876 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Ailee's all-time total is 133% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ailee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 876 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ailee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ailee splits its recorded history at 2010: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ailee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ailee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (396 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Ailee's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ailee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
396 births
- 2020s
2020s
248 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 396 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ailee 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 Ailee's total volume
Ailee by state
Where Ailee concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
102 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ailee's data
- Ailee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (396 total births) through the 2020s (248) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ailees (102 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ailee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Ailee 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.