Girls' name · since 1979
Aislyn
Aislyn has 1,956 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,956
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,956 babies have been named Aislyn since 1979, making it today's #2358 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aislyn recorded 1,956 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #2358 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #4,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,358 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,956 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aislyn ranks #4,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,358 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,956 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,956
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aislyn's 1,956 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aislyn compares
1,956 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Aislyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aislyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,956 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aislyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aislyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 111 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aislyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aislyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (829 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Aislyn's strongest decade.
829 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Aislyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
626 births
- 2010s
2010s
829 births
- 2020s
2020s
351 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 829 births (42% of all-time use).
How Aislyn 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 Aislyn's total volume
Aislyn by state
Where Aislyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 242 | 12.4% |
| #2 | California | | 166 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 52 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
242 of 1,956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Aislyn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Aislyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (829 total births) through the 2020s (351) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Aislyns (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aislyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Aislyn 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.