Aileen

#799 for girls in 2025, 340 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1926 · 534 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
37,637
since 1880

Aileen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Aileen has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #289, 1926girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2020#696404—
2019#643452—
2018#671437—
2017#648456—
2016#602500—
2015#514609—
2014#567541—
2013#593479—
2012#506603—
2011#467633#12,2875
2010#468645—
2009#454685—
2008#486650—
2007#501645—
2006#537558—
2005#483633—
2004#510568—
2003#536526—
2002#546505—
2001#501550—
2000#526501—
1999#518492—
1998#486525—
1997#539441—
1996#703303—
1995#832235—
1994#812247—
1993#749277—
1992#794254—
1991#804254—
1990#855230—
1989#800238—
1988#731256—
1987#805217—
1986#710252—
1985#726237—
1984#660265—
1983#674254—
1982#768214—
1981#773211—
1980#778212—
1979#966149—
1978#901159—
1977#921152—
1976#891148—
1975#809169—
1974#746190—
1973#741189—
1972#726195—
1971#764192—
1970#668238—
1969#635242—
1968#666210—
1967#661210—
1966#668211—
1965#610254—
1964#648248—
1963#685217—
1962#646245—
1961#660242—
1960#670229—
1959#684215—
1958#695203—
1957#725190—
1956#720179—
1955#642208—
1954#681188—
1953#599218—
1952#657184—
1951#591212—
1950#668160—
1949#683150—
1948#616180—
1947#603199—
1946#588185—
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1944#565166—
1943#515209—
1942#642136—
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1920#305457—
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1918#346357—
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1911#323150—
1910#357123—
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1906#33699—
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1904#34689—
1903#40063—
1902#34186—
1901#35673—
1900#40767—
1899#41649—
1898#44148—
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Aileen was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Aileen is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,347 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedWIMichigan: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,966 girlsMINew York: #335 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedINOhio: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,773 girlsOHPennsylvania: #286 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,267 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,827 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #445 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,244 girlsMOKentucky: #198 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsKYWest Virginia: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #406 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,916 girlsALGeorgia: #382 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,597 girlsGAHawaii: #162 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 622 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Aileen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#162 · 1 in 622
  2. Kentucky#198 · 1 in 1,083
  3. California#263 · 1 in 1,827
  4. Minnesota#281 · 1 in 2,618
  5. Iowa#286 · 1 in 2,871

Best ever in a state: #36 in Hawaii, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#16251 in 622
Kentucky#198241 in 1,083
California#263181 in 1,827
Minnesota#28171 in 2,618
Iowa#28661 in 2,871
Pennsylvania#286211 in 3,267
West Virginia#29971 in 2,350
New York#335201 in 4,134
Ohio#35591 in 4,773
Tennessee#36481 in 3,206
Michigan#37271 in 4,966
Georgia#38281 in 3,597
Illinois#40491 in 5,347
Alabama#40671 in 3,916
Missouri#44551 in 5,244
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Aileen
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 79 spots since 2024 (#720 → #799)
  • 103 spots since 2020 (#696 → #799)
  • 285 spots since 2015 (#514 → #799)
  • Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1980 (#966 → #778)
  • Biggest drop: 96 spots in 1971 (#668 → #764)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1926 at #289 (534 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 143 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1886–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,220
  • Highest: 1 in 2,220 girls born in 1926 were named Aileen (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,727 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 15.5% of all girls named Aileen (5,821) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s63#686 (1884)#771
1890s332#416 (1899)#535
1900s818#336 (1906)#374
1910s2,831#293 (1915)#324
1920s4,648#289 (1926)#306
1930s2,157#361 (1930)#463
1940s1,629#515 (1943)#606
1950s1,957#591 (1951)#666
1960s2,308#610 (1965)#655
1970s1,781#668 (1970)#813
1980s2,356#660 (1984)#743
1990s3,258#486 (1998)#709
2000s5,821#454 (2009)#508
2010s5,355#467 (2011)#568
2020s2,323#678 (2021)#735

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Aileen in 1933

girls
#426
228 births · 1 in 4,421 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #426Aileen228
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 4,421 of them was named Aileen, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aileen
  1. #422Zelma230
  2. #424Allie229
  3. #424Queen229
  4. #426Aileen228
  5. #426Jannie228
  6. #426Marilynn228
  7. #429Gay227
  8. #430John226
  9. #431Corine225

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →