How Many People Are Named Ailsa?
An estimated 494 people in the United States have the first name Ailsa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ailsa peaked in popularity in 2003 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ailsa 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 Ailsa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
494
About 1 in 693,835 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2003
19 births
Total Registered
538
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ailsa
Ailsa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 538 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ailsa as a female name
Ranked #15,313 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (19 births)
Ailsa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ailsa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 123 babies were registered. Ailsa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ailsa by Decade
How has Ailsa 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.
Ailsa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ailsa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ailsa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ailsa?
We estimate approximately 494 people named Ailsa 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 693,835 Americans share this first name.
Is Ailsa a common name?
Ailsa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 538 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ailsa most popular?
Ailsa reached peak popularity in 2003, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ailsa is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ailsa a female name?
Ailsa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ailsa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ailsa Smith, Ailsa Johnson, Ailsa 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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