Unisex name · since 1997
Aylen
1,349 babies named Aylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,349
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aylen is the #1662 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,349 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylen has been recorded 1,349 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #1662 nationally and more common than 90% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #6,129 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,349 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylen ranks #6,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,349 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,349
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aylen's 1,349 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aylen compares
1,349 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Aylen's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aylen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,349 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aylen's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 125, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aylen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Aylen popularity over time - boys
123 total births recorded since 2010 (Aylen as boys' name)
Aylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (573 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Aylen's strongest decade.
573 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Aylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 219
2000s
219 births
- 2010s
2010s
573 births
- 2020s
2020s
534 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 573 births (42% of all-time use).
How Aylen 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 Aylen's total volume
Aylen by state
Where Aylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 248 | 18.4% |
| #2 | California | | 227 | 16.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 60 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
248 of 1,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Aylen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aylen's data
- Aylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (573 total births) through the 2020s (534) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Aylens (248 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 Aylen: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Aylen 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.