girl's name
Ailyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,551
Ailyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 241 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,617 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Ailyn 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 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 259 |
| 2000s | 1,270 |
| 2010s | 1,961 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 974 |
How popular is Ailyn?
In 2025, Ailyn was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ailyn 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 Ailyn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aïlyn | Aïlyn is a rare spelling of Ailyn, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Ailyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ailyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ailyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ailyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ailyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ailyn
How popular is the name Ailyn?
In 2025, Ailyn was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ailyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ailyn most popular?
Ailyn peaked in 2012, when 241 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ailyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ailyn currently ranks #1,318 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.