US rank #3154 Girls' name Peak 2015 730 births

Ayelen — #3154 US girls' name

730 babies named Ayelen in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s2152010s4212020s94
#3154
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Ayelen was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

64 babies were named Ayelen in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 730 babies named Ayelen between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayelen currently holds the #3154 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayelen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 421 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ayelen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayelen in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayelen 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 730 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.

Ayelen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

730

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2015

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,154

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayelen popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
64
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
020406080 202420212018201520122009200620032001 7

Ayelen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
421 births that decade — 58% of Ayelen's all-time total
2000s2152010s4212020s94

Ayelen by state

Where Ayelen concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ayelen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
138 18.9%
#2 Texas
56 7.7%
#3 New York
29 4.0%
#4 Florida
11 1.5%
#5 Illinois
7 1.0%
#6 Georgia
6 0.8%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.8%
California share of Ayelen's total US births 18.9%
Even split

138 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayelen?
730 babies have been named Ayelen since 2001. It currently ranks #3154 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 64 births.
When was Ayelen most popular?
Ayelen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 421 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Ayelen most popular?
The top states for the name Ayelen are California (138 births), Texas (56 births), New York (29 births).
How long has the name Ayelen been used?
Ayelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayesha, Ayelet, Ayeza, Ayeisha, 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.