Girls' name · since 2000
Aylana
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 319 babies named Aylana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aylana is the #3124 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 319 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Aylana recorded 319 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #3124 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #15,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,124 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 319 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylana ranks #15,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,124 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 319 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aylana's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Aylana compares
319 46th percentile among 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
Aylana's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aylana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aylana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aylana splits its recorded history at 2013: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aylana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #3124 among girls.
319 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 52 births in a single year.
Aylana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (145 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Aylana's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Aylana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (45% of all-time use).
Aylana decade highlights
- Peak decade 145 births
- Runner-up 90 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Aylana by state
Where Aylana concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 4.1% |
24 of 319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.5% of nationwide
- California 5.0% of nationwide
- Florida 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Texas records the most Aylanas (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aylana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Aylana 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.
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