Aislyn: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,355

among girls · ↑1,222 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aislyn · +79% vs 2024

How common

1 in 20,874

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

111 babies

All-time total

1,956

#4,772 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Aislyn popularity over time

1,956 babies have been named Aislyn since 1979, 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
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1970s	6	1	–	#9,025
1980s	12	1	+100%	#9,127
1990s	132	13	+1000%	#4,203
2000s	626	63	+374%	#2,218
2010s	829	83	+32%	#1,852
2020s (to 2025)	351	59	-29%	#2,355

Where Aislyn 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	76	0.05	outside top 500
2027	75	0.05	outside top 500
2028	74	0.05	outside top 500
2029	74	0.05	outside top 500
2030	73	0.05	outside top 500

Where Aislyn is most popular

Girls named Aislyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.036 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

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 Aislyn 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	59	0.073	+103%
California	36	0.043	+19%
Florida	8	0.019	-48%
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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 Aislyn

Aislyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,355 in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,956 American babies have been named Aislyn. Its peak came in 2015, when 111 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 Aislyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aislyn?

The median living Aislyn is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 19. An estimated 1,900 people named Aislyn 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.

Aislyn year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	77	#2,355
2024	43	#3,577
2023	50	#3,226
2022	52	#3,127
2021	71	#2,486
2020	58	#2,825
2019	61	#2,754
2018	71	#2,481
2017	78	#2,340
2016	81	#2,322
2015	111	#1,852
2014	76	#2,391
2013	88	#2,137
2012	98	#1,983
2011	79	#2,349
2010	86	#2,238
2009	86	#2,271
2008	89	#2,218
2007	64	#2,823
2006	80	#2,353
2005	68	#2,524
2004	53	#2,967
2003	44	#3,292
2002	54	#2,781
2001	53	#2,766
2000	35	#3,667
1995	8	#9,581
1990	7	#10,214
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aislyn?

The median living Aislyn is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aislyns are between 8 and 19 years old.

How many people named Aislyn are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Aislyn are alive in the United States, based on 1,956 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aislyn in 2025?

Aislyn ranked #2,355 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 77 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aislyn?

1,956 babies have been named Aislyn in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aislyn most popular?

Aislyn peaked in 2015, when 111 newborns received the name.

Is Aislyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aislyn rising or falling?

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

Will Aislyn become more popular?

Aislyn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 73 girls named Aislyn in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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