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Ailsa

Girl

Meaning of Ailsa: Scottish: 'elf victory'

Ailsa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

538

First recorded 1918 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 10 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Ailsa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 19.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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