How Many People Are Named Ailey?
An estimated 935 people in the United States have the first name Ailey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ailey peaked in popularity in 2008 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ailey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ailey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
935
About 1 in 366,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
71 births
Total Registered
944
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ailey
Ailey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 944 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ailey as a female name
Ranked #5,427 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (71 births)
Ailey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ailey span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 499 babies were registered. Ailey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ailey by Decade
How has Ailey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ailey by State
Birth registrations for Ailey span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, New York. On average, about 35 Aileys were registered per state.
Ailey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ailey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ailey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ailey?
We estimate approximately 935 people named Ailey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 366,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Ailey a common name?
Ailey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 944 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ailey most popular?
Ailey reached peak popularity in 2008, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ailey is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ailey a female name?
Ailey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ailey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ailey Smith, Ailey Johnson, Ailey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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