Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Ayleen

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Eileen Gender Girl Rank 2025 #863 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

Rare spelling variant of Eileen.

Rank 2025
#863
among girls · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
313
named Ayleen · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,135
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
379 babies
All-time total
7,260
#2,031 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Ayleen popularity over time

7,260 babies have been named Ayleen since 1913, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

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 24 2 – #3,232
1920s 26 3 +8% #3,694
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 7 1 – #8,117
1980s 24 2 +243% #9,780
1990s 419 42 +1646% #1,391
2000s 1,593 159 +280% #973
2010s 3,355 336 +111% #730
2020s (to 2025) 1,812 302 -10% #830

Where Ayleen 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 320 0.20 outside top 500
2027 327 0.20 outside top 500
2028 332 0.21 outside top 500
2029 337 0.21 outside top 500
2030 341 0.21 outside top 500

Where Ayleen is most popular

Girls named Ayleen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.191 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

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 Ayleen 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 391 0.486 +154%
Arizona 55 0.392 +105%
California 310 0.369 +93%
Colorado 32 0.287 +50%
Illinois 64 0.280 +46%
New York 96 0.242 +27%
New Jersey 42 0.233 +22%
Maryland 22 0.208 +9%
Georgia 44 0.194 ≈ national
North Carolina 44 0.193 ≈ national
Virginia 30 0.176 -8%
Washington 25 0.173 -9%
Florida 54 0.126 -34%
Louisiana 10 0.114 -40%
Nevada 5 0.108 -44%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 -48%
Pennsylvania 22 0.093 -51%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -57%
Indiana 11 0.078 -59%
Oregon 5 0.077 -60%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -69%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -75%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -76%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -77%
Ohio 5 0.021 -89%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Ayleen

Ayleen is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #863 in 2025 with 313 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 7,260 American babies have been named Ayleen. Its peak came in 2012, when 379 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 Ayleen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayleen?

The median living Ayleen is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 7,200 people named Ayleen are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Ayleen year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 313 #863
2024 329 #830
2023 289 #918
2022 335 #837
2021 284 #935
2020 262 #972
2019 288 #920
2018 288 #929
2017 335 #813
2016 361 #788
2015 343 #818
2014 333 #831
2013 359 #756
2012 379 #730
2011 356 #767
2010 313 #860
2009 273 #973
2008 249 #1,050
2007 222 #1,154
2006 147 #1,496
2005 166 #1,325
2004 125 #1,578
2003 93 #1,949
2002 112 #1,643
2001 100 #1,780
2000 106 #1,661
1995 9 #8,849
1990 12 #6,909
1985 5 #10,818
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
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1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 6 #3,829
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ayleen?

The median living Ayleen is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ayleens are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Ayleen are alive today?

An estimated 7,200 people named Ayleen are alive in the United States, based on 7,260 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ayleen mean?

Rare spelling variant of Eileen.

How popular is the name Ayleen in 2025?

Ayleen ranked #863 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 313 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayleen?

7,260 babies have been named Ayleen in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayleen most popular?

Ayleen peaked in 2012, when 379 newborns received the name.

Is Ayleen a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ayleen rising or falling?

Ayleen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ayleen become more popular?

Ayleen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 341 girls named Ayleen 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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