US rank #15341 Girls' name Peak 2012 376 births

Ailie — #15341 US girls' name

376 babies named Ailie in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s861920s321930s71970s91990s72000s1162010s852020s24
#15341
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Ailie was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ailie in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ailie

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Ailie between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ailie currently holds the #15341 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ailie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ailie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ailie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ailie 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 376 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.

Ailie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

376

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

2012

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,341

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ailie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
05101520 202420172011200620011926191819121906 5

Ailie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 31% of Ailie's all-time total
1900s101910s861920s321930s71970s91990s72000s1162010s852020s24

Ailie by state

Where Ailie concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ailie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
62 16.5%
Minnesota share of Ailie's total US births 16.5%

62 of 376 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ailie?
376 babies have been named Ailie since 1906. It currently ranks #15341 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 19 births.
When was Ailie most popular?
Ailie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ailie most popular?
The top states for the name Ailie are Minnesota (62 births).
How long has the name Ailie been used?
Ailie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ailie?
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, 1906–2024 (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.