US rank #11511 Girls' name Peak 2001 281 births

Yaileen — #11511 US girls' name

281 babies named Yaileen in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s1262010s892020s33
#11511
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Yaileen was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

19 babies were named Yaileen in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaileen

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Yaileen between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaileen currently holds the #11511 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaileen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yaileen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaileen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaileen 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 281 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.

Yaileen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,511

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaileen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
19
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 2024201920132009200520011997 12

Yaileen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 45% of Yaileen's all-time total
1990s332000s1262010s892020s33

Yaileen by state

Where Yaileen concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yaileen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 4.3%
#2 Texas
6 2.1%
Florida share of Yaileen's total US births 4.3%
Even split

12 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaileen?
281 babies have been named Yaileen since 1997. It currently ranks #11511 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 19 births.
When was Yaileen most popular?
Yaileen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Yaileen most popular?
The top states for the name Yaileen are Florida (12 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Yaileen been used?
Yaileen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaileen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yailin, Yaira, Yaire, Yaiza, 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, 1997–2024 (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.