US rank #3690 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,341 births

Aili — #3690 US girls' name

1,341 babies named Aili in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3690
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Aili was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

45 babies were named Aili in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aili

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,341 babies named Aili between 1901 and 2024, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aili currently holds the #3690 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aili performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Aili shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aili in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aili 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 1,341 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.

Aili at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,341

Since 1901

124 years of records

Peak year

2009

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,690

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1901

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aili popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1901

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
45
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Aili by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
343 births that decade — 26% of Aili's all-time total
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Aili by state

Where Aili concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aili
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
80 6.0%
#2 Minnesota
78 5.8%
#3 California
47 3.5%
#4 Massachusetts
38 2.8%
#5 New York
10 0.7%
Michigan share of Aili's total US births 6.0%
Even split

80 of 1,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aili?
1,341 babies have been named Aili since 1901. It currently ranks #3690 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 45 births.
When was Aili most popular?
Aili was most popular in the 2010s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Aili most popular?
The top states for the name Aili are Michigan (80 births), Minnesota (78 births), California (47 births).
How long has the name Aili been used?
Aili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 124 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aili?
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, 1901–2024 (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.