Aili: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,069

among girls · ↓372 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aili · -15% vs 2024

How common

1 in 45,922

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

45 babies

All-time total

1,376

#6,035 all-time among girls

First recorded

1901

in Social Security records

Aili popularity over time

1,376 babies have been named Aili since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	68	7	–	#868
1910s	220	22	+224%	#971
1920s	87	9	-60%	#1,752
1930s	12	1	-86%	#3,662
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	11	1	–	#5,702
1970s	12	1	+9%	#7,074
1980s	44	4	+267%	#6,283
1990s	95	10	+116%	#5,041
2000s	298	30	+214%	#3,562
2010s	343	34	+15%	#3,698
2020s (to 2025)	186	31	-10%	#3,697

Where Aili is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	37	0.02	outside top 500
2027	39	0.02	outside top 500
2028	41	0.03	outside top 500
2029	42	0.03	outside top 500
2030	43	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Aili

Aili is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,069 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 1,376 American babies have been named Aili. Its peak came in 2009, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aili stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aili?

The median living Aili is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 1,000 people named Aili are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aili year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	35	#4,069
2024	41	#3,697
2023	28	#4,751
2022	30	#4,587
2021	29	#4,612
2020	23	#5,321
2019	27	#4,910
2018	25	#5,157
2017	41	#3,698
2016	39	#3,853
2015	34	#4,234
2014	27	#5,029
2013	41	#3,704
2012	36	#4,121
2011	35	#4,154
2010	38	#3,963
2009	45	#3,562
2008	40	#3,940
2007	40	#3,919
2006	28	#4,957
2005	27	#4,831
2004	32	#4,288
2003	28	#4,543
2002	30	#4,180
2001	15	#6,963
2000	13	#7,590
1995	6	#11,812
1990	7	#10,212
1985	–	–
1980	7	#8,181
1975	–	–
1970	6	#7,074
1965	–	–
1960	6	#5,702
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	7	#3,662
1925	7	#4,033
1920	23	#1,752
1915	25	#1,439
1910	20	#971
1905	8	#1,421
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aili, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aili?

The median living Aili is about 15 years old. Half of all living Ailis are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Aili are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Aili are alive in the United States, based on 1,376 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aili in 2025?

Aili ranked #4,069 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aili?

1,376 babies have been named Aili in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aili most popular?

Aili peaked in 2009, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Aili a boy or girl name?

Aili is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aili rising or falling?

Aili has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aili become more popular?

Aili is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Aili in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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