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Ailyn

Girl

Meaning of Ailyn: Irish: 'beautiful light'

Ailyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1273rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1273

169 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,490

First recorded 1975 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 65 babies1998: 65 babies1999: 84 babies2000: 75 babies20002001: 92 babies2002: 85 babies2003: 71 babies2004: 88 babies2005: 115 babies2006: 137 babies2007: 179 babies2008: 221 babies2009: 207 babies2010: 195 babies20102011: 189 babies2012: 241 babies2013: 206 babies2014: 207 babies2015: 236 babies2016: 184 babies2017: 172 babies2018: 143 babies2019: 188 babies2020: 185 babies20202021: 144 babies2022: 182 babies2023: 131 babies2024: 163 babies2025: 169 babies
US babies named Ailyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 241.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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