US rank #4581 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,494 births

Aisling — #4581 US girls' name

1,494 babies named Aisling in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s1661990s2962000s4072010s4222020s188
#4581
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Aisling was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

61 babies were named Aisling in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aisling

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,494 babies named Aisling between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aisling currently holds the #4581 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aisling performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 422 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aisling shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Aisling in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aisling 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 1,494 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.

Aisling at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,494

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2002

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,581

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aisling popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
61
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819811972 5

Aisling by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
422 births that decade — 28% of Aisling's all-time total
1970s151980s1661990s2962000s4072010s4222020s188

Aisling by state

Where Aisling concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aisling
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
151 10.1%
#2 New York
142 9.5%
#3 Massachusetts
115 7.7%
#4 Texas
15 1.0%
#5 New Jersey
10 0.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 0.7%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
California share of Aisling's total US births 10.1%
Even split

151 of 1,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aisling?
1,494 babies have been named Aisling since 1972. It currently ranks #4581 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 61 births.
When was Aisling most popular?
Aisling was most popular in the 2010s decade with 422 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Aisling most popular?
The top states for the name Aisling are California (151 births), New York (142 births), Massachusetts (115 births).
How long has the name Aisling been used?
Aisling has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aisling?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aisha, Aislinn, Aislynn, Aislyn, 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, 1972–2024 (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.