Girls' name · since 1975
Ailyn
4,490 babies named Ailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,490
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ailyn currently ranks #1319 among girls' names in America, with 4,490 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Ailyn recorded 4,490 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #1319 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,319 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,490 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ailyn ranks #2,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,319 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,490 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,490
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ailyn's 4,490 recorded births place it above 96.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ailyn compares
4,490 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ailyn's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,490 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ailyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 241 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,961 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ailyn's strongest decade.
1,961 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 259
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,270 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,961 births
- 2020s
2020s
974 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,961 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ailyn 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 Ailyn's total volume
Ailyn by state
Where Ailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,049 | 23.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 952 | 21.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 226 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 222 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 175 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 161 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 83 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 77 | 1.7% |
1,049 of 4,490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Ailyn appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ailyn's data
- Ailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,961 total births) through the 2020s (974) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ailyns (1,049 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Ailyn 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.