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Ailen

99% girls · 86 born in 2025

Ailen has been given to about 691 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 687
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ailen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 105
  • Born in 202586
  • All time691

How popular is Ailen?

Its best year was 2022, when 105 babies were given the name, ranking 1907th. The typical living American called Ailen is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ailen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aileen0.93
  2. Ayleen0.88
  3. Kaylen0.79
  4. Jayleen0.77
  5. Arleen0.77
  6. Eileen0.75
  7. Kayleen0.77
  8. Jaiden0.75

Middle names for Ailen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ailen Catherine0.78
  2. Ailen Josephine0.78
  3. Ailen Rose0.77
  4. Ailen Marie0.77
  5. Ailen Grace0.77
  6. Ailen Eve0.77

Sibling names for Ailen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.93
  2. Kenaibrother · 0.92
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.92
  4. Kiyomisister · 0.91
  5. Laylanisister · 0.91
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.91

Where Ailen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ailen White0.72
  2. Ailen Moore0.72
  3. Ailen Hill0.72
  4. Ailen Hall0.72
  5. Ailen Brown0.72
  6. Ailen Young0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ailen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Ailen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.