girl's name
Ailene
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,197
Ailene is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1926, when 56 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ailene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 56 |
| 1910s | 225 |
| 1920s | 448 |
| 1930s | 304 |
| 1940s | 169 |
| 1950s | 136 |
| 1960s | 116 |
| 1970s | 66 |
| 1980s | 56 |
| 1990s | 118 |
| 2000s | 271 |
| 2010s | 169 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 63 |
How popular is Ailene?
In 2025, Ailene was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Ailene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ailene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ailene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ailene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ailene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ailene
How popular is the name Ailene?
In 2025, Ailene was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ailene a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ailene?
Ailene has 2 syllables.
When was Ailene most popular?
Ailene peaked in 1926, when 56 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ailene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ailene currently ranks #6,368 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.