US rank #8976 Girls' name Peak 2005 499 births

Aylene — #8976 US girls' name

499 babies named Aylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s451930s111990s322000s1782010s1502020s56
#8976
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Aylene was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

24 babies were named Aylene in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 499 babies named Aylene between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aylene currently holds the #8976 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aylene performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aylene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aylene 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 499 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.

Aylene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

499

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2005

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,976

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041999192919211914 5

Aylene by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 36% of Aylene's all-time total
1910s271920s451930s111990s322000s1782010s1502020s56

Aylene by state

Where Aylene concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aylene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
130 26.1%
#2 Texas
37 7.4%
California share of Aylene's total US births 26.1%
Even split

130 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aylene?
499 babies have been named Aylene since 1914. It currently ranks #8976 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 24 births.
When was Aylene most popular?
Aylene was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Aylene most popular?
The top states for the name Aylene are California (130 births), Texas (37 births).
How long has the name Aylene been used?
Aylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aylene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayla, Aylin, Ayleen, Aylah, 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, 1914–2024 (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.