How Many People Are Named Ailyn?
An estimated 4,275 people in the United States have the first name Ailyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ailyn peaked in popularity in 2012 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ailyn 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 Ailyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ailyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,275
About 1 in 80,176 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
241 births
Total Registered
4,321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ailyn
Ailyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ailyn as a female name
Ranked #1,378 in 2024
163 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (241 births)
Ailyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ailyn span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,961 babies were registered. While Ailyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ailyn by Decade
How has Ailyn 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.
Ailyn by State
Birth registrations for Ailyn span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 137 Ailyns were registered per state.
Ailyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ailyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ailyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ailyn?
We estimate approximately 4,275 people named Ailyn 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 80,176 Americans share this first name.
Is Ailyn a common name?
Ailyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ailyn most popular?
Ailyn reached peak popularity in 2012, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ailyn is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ailyn a female name?
Ailyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ailyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ailyn Smith, Ailyn Johnson, Ailyn 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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