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Ailish

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Ailish has been given to about 655 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 650
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ailish per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 38
  • Born in 20258
  • All time655
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Ailish?

Its best year was 2016, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 3926th. The typical living American called Ailish is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Ailish

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aliah0.64
  2. Aliyah0.61
  3. Aaliyah0.60
  4. Alisha0.60
  5. Alisa0.60
  6. Alissa0.57
  7. Aylin0.57
  8. Aliza0.57

Middle names for Ailish

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ailish Eve0.80
  2. Ailish Elizabeth0.78
  3. Ailish Catherine0.78
  4. Ailish Josephine0.78
  5. Ailish Rose0.77
  6. Ailish Marie0.77

Sibling names for Ailish

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.82
  2. Blazebrother · 0.82
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  5. Samirasister · 0.82
  6. Noorsister · 0.82

Where Ailish is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ailish Reyes0.72
    2. Ailish Nguyen0.72
    3. Ailish Moore0.72
    4. Ailish Lee0.72
    5. Ailish Green0.72
    6. Ailish Brown0.72

    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 Ailish

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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