Girls' name · since 1918
Ailsa
Ailsa has 538 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ailsa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 538 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Ailsa recorded 538 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1918 to 2024.
- #11,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 538 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailsa ranks #11,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 538 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ailsa's 538 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ailsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ailsa splits its recorded history at 1997: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ailsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Ailsa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Ailsa's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ailsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ailsa 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 Ailsa's total volume
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What to do with Ailsa's data
- Ailsa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ailsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1918–2024 (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 Ailsa 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.