girl's name
Ailee
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 913
Scotland
#690
2007 births
Ailee is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 56 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ailee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 47 |
| 2000s | 180 |
| 2010s | 396 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 248 |
How popular is Ailee?
In 2025, Ailee was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ailee is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Ailee is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aïlee | Aïlee is Ailee written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,775. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ailee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ailee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ailee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ailee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ailee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ailee
How popular is the name Ailee?
In 2025, Ailee was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ailee a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ailee?
Ailee has 2 syllables.
When was Ailee most popular?
Ailee peaked in 2022, when 56 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ailee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ailee currently ranks #4,934 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.