Recorded 1889–2020 Girls' name Peak 1925 392 births

Aileene — girls' name

392 babies named Aileene in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s851920s1541930s431940s72000s602010s322020s6
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Aileene was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

21 babies were named Aileene in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aileene

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Aileene between 1889 and 2020, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aileene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aileene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aileene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aileene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aileene 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 392 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.

Aileene at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

392

Since 1889

132 years of records

Peak year

1925

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1889

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2020

Aileene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1889

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1925)
21
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
0510152025 20202009200319321926192019141889 5

Aileene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
154 births that decade — 39% of Aileene's all-time total
1880s51910s851920s1541930s431940s72000s602010s322020s6

Aileene by state

Where Aileene concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aileene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Aileene's total US births 1.3%

5 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aileene?
392 babies have been named Aileene since 1889. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1925 with 21 births.
When was Aileene most popular?
Aileene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Aileene most popular?
The top states for the name Aileene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Aileene been used?
Aileene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 132 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Aileene?
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.

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, 1889–2020 (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.