Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Aislinn

Meaning A female given name from Irish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,592 Trend ↓ Falling 42%

A female given name from Irish.

Rank 2025
#1,592
among girls · ↓126 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
131
named Aislinn · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,269
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
303 babies
All-time total
5,521
#2,412 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Aislinn popularity over time

5,521 babies have been named Aislinn since 1969, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

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 5 1 – #7,481
1970s 114 11 +2180% #2,838
1980s 351 35 +208% #2,227
1990s 798 80 +127% #1,358
2000s 1,280 128 +60% #1,228
2010s 1,807 181 +41% #891
2020s (to 2025) 1,166 194 +8% #960

Where Aislinn 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 120 0.07 outside top 500
2027 111 0.07 outside top 500
2028 104 0.06 outside top 500
2029 98 0.06 outside top 500
2030 94 0.06 outside top 500

Where Aislinn is most popular

Girls named Aislinn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.111 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aislinn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 217 0.270 +143%
Arizona 33 0.235 +112%
Colorado 24 0.215 +94%
California 179 0.213 +92%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +85%
Illinois 40 0.175 +57%
Washington 21 0.145 +31%
Georgia 23 0.101 -9%
New York 38 0.096 -14%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -30%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -39%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -53%
Indiana 7 0.050 -55%
Florida 21 0.049 -56%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -72%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -75%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aislinn

Aislinn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,592 in 2025 with 131 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 5,521 American babies have been named Aislinn. Its peak came in 2018, when 303 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Aislinn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aislinn?

The median living Aislinn is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 25. An estimated 5,500 people named Aislinn are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Aislinn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 131 #1,592
2024 149 #1,466
2023 163 #1,377
2022 209 #1,159
2021 249 #1,020
2020 265 #960
2019 220 #1,109
2018 303 #891
2017 233 #1,087
2016 277 #971
2015 281 #964
2014 78 #2,352
2013 104 #1,918
2012 113 #1,803
2011 107 #1,874
2010 91 #2,152
2009 95 #2,119
2008 91 #2,185
2007 121 #1,770
2006 112 #1,825
2005 129 #1,575
2004 135 #1,488
2003 168 #1,250
2002 163 #1,228
2001 137 #1,384
2000 129 #1,425
1995 69 #1,982
1990 44 #2,642
1985 34 #2,749
1980 17 #4,328
1975 12 #4,858
1970 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aislinn?

The median living Aislinn is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aislinns are between 6 and 25 years old.

How many people named Aislinn are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Aislinn are alive in the United States, based on 5,521 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aislinn mean?

A female given name from Irish.

How popular is the name Aislinn in 2025?

Aislinn ranked #1,592 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 131 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aislinn?

5,521 babies have been named Aislinn in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aislinn most popular?

Aislinn peaked in 2018, when 303 newborns received the name.

Is Aislinn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aislinn rising or falling?

Aislinn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aislinn become more popular?

Aislinn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 94 girls named Aislinn 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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