US rank #5495 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,138 births

Ailin — #5495 US girls' name

1,138 babies named Ailin in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s852000s4202010s4972020s136
#5495
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ailin was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

84 babies were named Ailin in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ailin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,138 babies named Ailin between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ailin currently holds the #5495 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ailin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 497 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ailin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 251 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ailin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ailin 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 1,138 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.

Ailin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,138

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,495

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ailin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
84
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961990 5

Ailin popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Ailin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Ailin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
497 births that decade — 44% of Ailin's all-time total
1990s852000s4202010s4972020s136

Ailin by state

Where Ailin concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ailin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
251 22.1%
#2 Texas
181 15.9%
#3 New York
21 1.8%
#4 Illinois
11 1.0%
#5 Arizona
5 0.4%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.4%
California share of Ailin's total US births 22.1%
Even split

251 of 1,138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ailin?
1,138 babies have been named Ailin since 1990. It currently ranks #5495 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 84 births.
When was Ailin most popular?
Ailin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 497 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ailin most popular?
The top states for the name Ailin are California (251 births), Texas (181 births), New York (21 births).
How long has the name Ailin been used?
Ailin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ailin?
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, 1990–2024 (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.