Girls' name · since 1880
Aileen
Aileen has 37,637 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,637
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aileen currently ranks #799 among girls' names in America, with 37,637 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Aileen recorded 37,637 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #799 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #799 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 37,637 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aileen ranks #721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #799 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 37,637 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,637
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aileen's 37,637 recorded births place it above 99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aileen compares
37,637 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Aileen's all-time total is 100x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aileen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37,637 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 685 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aileen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aileen splits its recorded history at 1954: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 685 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aileen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 685
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Aileen popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Aileen as boys' name)
Aileen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,821 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Aileen's strongest decade.
5,821 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Aileen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 63
1880s
63 births
- 1890s 332
1890s
332 births
- 1900s 818
1900s
818 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,831 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,648 births
- 1930s 2,157
1930s
2,157 births
- 1940s 1,629
1940s
1,629 births
- 1950s 1,957
1950s
1,957 births
- 1960s 2,308
1960s
2,308 births
- 1970s 1,781
1970s
1,781 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,356 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,258 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,821 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,355 births
- 2020s 2,323
2020s
2,323 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,821 births (15% of all-time use).
How Aileen 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 Aileen's total volume
Aileen by state
Where Aileen concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,097 | 21.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,774 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,549 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,747 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,209 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,127 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,087 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 797 | 2.1% |
8,097 of 37,637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Aileen appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aileen's data
- Aileen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,821 total births) through the 2020s (2,323) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aileens (8,097 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 Aileen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Aileen 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.