US rank #8217 Girls' name Peak 2012 204 births

Aily — #8217 US girls' name

204 babies named Aily in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s992020s48
#8217
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 53% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aily was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

17 babies were named Aily in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aily

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Aily between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aily currently holds the #8217 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aily performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aily in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aily 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 204 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.

Aily at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

204

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2012

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,217

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920052001 7

Aily by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 49% of Aily's all-time total
2000s572010s992020s48

Aily by state

Where Aily concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 3.9%
#2 California
6 2.9%
Texas share of Aily's total US births 3.9%
Even split

8 of 204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aily?
204 babies have been named Aily since 2001. It currently ranks #8217 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 17 births.
When was Aily most popular?
Aily was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Aily most popular?
The top states for the name Aily are Texas (8 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Aily been used?
Aily has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aily?
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, 2001–2024 (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.