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
0%100%Median name50%81.9%
Aylana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aylana's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
52
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0204060 2000200420082013201720212025 52

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Aylana by state

Where Aylana concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aylana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 7.5%
#2 California
16 5.0%
#3 Florida
13 4.1%
Texas share of Aylana's total US births 7.5%
Even split

24 of 319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aylana?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 319 babies named Aylana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,405 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,124 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 52 births.
Where does Aylana sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aylana most popular?
Aylana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Aylana most popular?
The top states for the name Aylana are Texas (24 births), California (16 births), Florida (13 births).
How long has the name Aylana been used?
Records for Aylana go back to 2000, giving 26 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aylana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayla, Aylin, Ayleen, Aylani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aylana's data

  • 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.