girl's name
Ailis
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 613
Northern Ireland
#337
2001 births
Ailis is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2017, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Ailis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 97 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 23 |
How popular is Ailis?
In 2022, Ailis was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Ailis 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 Ailis is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ailís | Ailís is a rare spelling of Ailis, written with a fada and recorded 15 times, mostly in Ireland. | 15 |
| Aïlis | Aïlis is a rare spelling of Ailis, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ailis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ailis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ailis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ailis in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ailís
Sibling names for Ailis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ailis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ailis
How popular is the name Ailis?
In 2022, Ailis was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Ailis a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailis is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ailis most popular?
Ailis peaked in 2017, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.