Aisling: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,782

among girls · ↑781 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aisling · +30% vs 2024

How common

1 in 41,212

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2002

61 babies

All-time total

1,533

#5,618 all-time among girls

First recorded

1972

in Social Security records

Aisling popularity over time

1,533 babies have been named Aisling since 1972, 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	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	15	2	–	#8,302
1980s	166	17	+1007%	#3,332
1990s	296	30	+78%	#2,974
2000s	407	41	+38%	#2,555
2010s	422	42	+4%	#3,133
2020s (to 2025)	227	38	-10%	#3,367

Where Aisling 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	40	0.02	outside top 500
2027	40	0.02	outside top 500
2028	41	0.03	outside top 500
2029	41	0.03	outside top 500
2030	41	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Aisling

Aisling is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,782 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 1,533 American babies have been named Aisling. Its peak came in 2002, when 61 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 Aisling stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aisling?

The median living Aisling is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 28. An estimated 1,500 people named Aisling 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.

Aisling year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	39	#3,782
2024	30	#4,563
2023	36	#4,048
2022	47	#3,367
2021	45	#3,440
2020	30	#4,455
2019	35	#4,074
2018	33	#4,241
2017	27	#4,923
2016	49	#3,281
2015	48	#3,346
2014	42	#3,653
2013	46	#3,407
2012	46	#3,467
2011	53	#3,133
2010	43	#3,625
2009	37	#4,109
2008	39	#4,010
2007	43	#3,724
2006	30	#4,687
2005	42	#3,511
2004	42	#3,493
2003	46	#3,190
2002	61	#2,555
2001	32	#3,942
2000	35	#3,666
1995	31	#3,492
1990	14	#6,133
1985	18	#4,284
1980	6	#9,111
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
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1925	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aisling?

The median living Aisling is about 18 years old. Half of all living Aislings are between 10 and 28 years old.

How many people named Aisling are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Aisling are alive in the United States, based on 1,533 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aisling mean?

Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision".

How popular is the name Aisling in 2025?

Aisling ranked #3,782 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aisling?

1,533 babies have been named Aisling in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aisling most popular?

Aisling peaked in 2002, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Aisling a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aisling rising or falling?

Aisling is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aisling become more popular?

Aisling looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Aisling in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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