Girls' name · since 1972
Aisling
1,533 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.
- #5,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,533 babies have been named Aisling since 1972, making it today's #3805 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aisling has been recorded 1,533 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #3805 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,805 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aisling ranks #5,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,805 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aisling's 1,533 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aisling compares
1,533 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Aisling's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aisling | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aisling's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aisling's full recorded timeline at 2002, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aisling popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Aisling by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (422 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Aisling's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Aisling births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
296 births
- 2000s
2000s
407 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (28% of all-time use).
How Aisling 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 Aisling's total volume
Aisling by state
Where Aisling concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 158 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 149 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 115 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
158 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aisling's data
- Aisling's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (422 total births) through the 2020s (227) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aislings (158 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aisling: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Aisling 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.