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
- Peak · girls
- 1926 · 534 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 37,637since 1880
Aileen over time
Rank among girls' names. Aileen has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2024 | #720 | 391 | — | |
| 2023 | #799 | 352 | — | |
| 2022 | #720 | 407 | — | |
| 2021 | #678 | 429 | — | |
| 2020 | #696 | 404 | — | |
| 2019 | #643 | 452 | — | |
| 2018 | #671 | 437 | — | |
| 2017 | #648 | 456 | — | |
| 2016 | #602 | 500 | — | |
| 2015 | #514 | 609 | — | |
| 2014 | #567 | 541 | — | |
| 2013 | #593 | 479 | — | |
| 2012 | #506 | 603 | — | |
| 2011 | #467 | 633 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #468 | 645 | — | |
| 2009 | #454 | 685 | — | |
| 2008 | #486 | 650 | — | |
| 2007 | #501 | 645 | — | |
| 2006 | #537 | 558 | — | |
| 2005 | #483 | 633 | — | |
| 2004 | #510 | 568 | — | |
| 2003 | #536 | 526 | — | |
| 2002 | #546 | 505 | — | |
| 2001 | #501 | 550 | — | |
| 2000 | #526 | 501 | — | |
| 1999 | #518 | 492 | — | |
| 1998 | #486 | 525 | — | |
| 1997 | #539 | 441 | — | |
| 1996 | #703 | 303 | — | |
| 1995 | #832 | 235 | — | |
| 1994 | #812 | 247 | — | |
| 1993 | #749 | 277 | — | |
| 1992 | #794 | 254 | — | |
| 1991 | #804 | 254 | — | |
| 1990 | #855 | 230 | — | |
| 1989 | #800 | 238 | — | |
| 1988 | #731 | 256 | — | |
| 1987 | #805 | 217 | — | |
| 1986 | #710 | 252 | — | |
| 1985 | #726 | 237 | — | |
| 1984 | #660 | 265 | — | |
| 1983 | #674 | 254 | — | |
| 1982 | #768 | 214 | — | |
| 1981 | #773 | 211 | — | |
| 1980 | #778 | 212 | — | |
| 1979 | #966 | 149 | — | |
| 1978 | #901 | 159 | — | |
| 1977 | #921 | 152 | — | |
| 1976 | #891 | 148 | — | |
| 1975 | #809 | 169 | — | |
| 1974 | #746 | 190 | — | |
| 1973 | #741 | 189 | — | |
| 1972 | #726 | 195 | — | |
| 1971 | #764 | 192 | — | |
| 1970 | #668 | 238 | — | |
| 1969 | #635 | 242 | — | |
| 1968 | #666 | 210 | — | |
| 1967 | #661 | 210 | — | |
| 1966 | #668 | 211 | — | |
| 1965 | #610 | 254 | — | |
| 1964 | #648 | 248 | — | |
| 1963 | #685 | 217 | — | |
| 1962 | #646 | 245 | — | |
| 1961 | #660 | 242 | — | |
| 1960 | #670 | 229 | — | |
| 1959 | #684 | 215 | — | |
| 1958 | #695 | 203 | — | |
| 1957 | #725 | 190 | — | |
| 1956 | #720 | 179 | — | |
| 1955 | #642 | 208 | — | |
| 1954 | #681 | 188 | — | |
| 1953 | #599 | 218 | — | |
| 1952 | #657 | 184 | — | |
| 1951 | #591 | 212 | — | |
| 1950 | #668 | 160 | — | |
| 1949 | #683 | 150 | — | |
| 1948 | #616 | 180 | — | |
| 1947 | #603 | 199 | — | |
| 1946 | #588 | 185 | — | |
| 1945 | #596 | 150 | — | |
| 1944 | #565 | 166 | — | |
| 1943 | #515 | 209 | — | |
| 1942 | #642 | 136 | — | |
| 1941 | #651 | 118 | — | |
| 1940 | #596 | 136 | — | |
| 1939 | #583 | 131 | — | |
| 1938 | #570 | 144 | — | |
| 1937 | #526 | 157 | — | |
| 1936 | #466 | 190 | — | |
| 1935 | #478 | 174 | — | |
| 1934 | #447 | 212 | — | |
| 1933 | #426 | 228 | — | |
| 1932 | #383 | 292 | — | |
| 1931 | #385 | 286 | — | |
| 1930 | #361 | 343 | — | |
| 1929 | #345 | 356 | — | |
| 1928 | #302 | 487 | — | |
| 1927 | #309 | 463 | — | |
| 1926 | #289 | 534 | — | |
| 1925 | #298 | 503 | — | |
| 1924 | #291 | 521 | — | |
| 1923 | #314 | 420 | — | |
| 1922 | #303 | 453 | — | |
| 1921 | #305 | 454 | — | |
| 1920 | #305 | 457 | — | |
| 1919 | #330 | 371 | — | |
| 1918 | #346 | 357 | — | |
| 1917 | #321 | 365 | — | |
| 1916 | #324 | 354 | — | |
| 1915 | #293 | 390 | — | |
| 1914 | #302 | 298 | — | |
| 1913 | #314 | 231 | — | |
| 1912 | #326 | 192 | — | |
| 1911 | #323 | 150 | — | |
| 1910 | #357 | 123 | — | |
| 1909 | #357 | 103 | — | |
| 1908 | #361 | 99 | — | |
| 1907 | #418 | 72 | — | |
| 1906 | #336 | 99 | — | |
| 1905 | #413 | 67 | — | |
| 1904 | #346 | 89 | — | |
| 1903 | #400 | 63 | — | |
| 1902 | #341 | 86 | — | |
| 1901 | #356 | 73 | — | |
| 1900 | #407 | 67 | — | |
| 1899 | #416 | 49 | — | |
| 1898 | #441 | 48 | — | |
| 1897 | #440 | 44 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #442 | 40 | — | |
| 1893 | #512 | 29 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#99 · 1 in 297
- Kentucky#332 · 1 in 3,064
- New York#346 · 1 in 4,057
- Tennessee#347 · 1 in 3,395
- Michigan#382 · 1 in 5,187
Best ever in a state: #36 in Hawaii, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #99 | 11 | 1 in 297 |
| Kentucky | #332 | 9 | 1 in 3,064 |
| New York | #346 | 21 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Tennessee | #347 | 8 | 1 in 3,395 |
| Michigan | #382 | 8 | 1 in 5,187 |
| North Carolina | #437 | 7 | 1 in 5,264 |
| California | #490 | 8 | 1 in 5,702 |
| Illinois | #535 | 6 | 1 in 8,953 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1926 at #289 (534 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1886–2025
- 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%)
- 15.5% of all girls named Aileen (5,821) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | #686 (1884) | #771 |
| 1890s | 332 | #416 (1899) | #535 |
| 1900s | 818 | #336 (1906) | #374 |
| 1910s | 2,831 | #293 (1915) | #324 |
| 1920s | 4,648 | #289 (1926) | #306 |
| 1930s | 2,157 | #361 (1930) | #463 |
| 1940s | 1,629 | #515 (1943) | #606 |
| 1950s | 1,957 | #591 (1951) | #666 |
| 1960s | 2,308 | #610 (1965) | #655 |
| 1970s | 1,781 | #668 (1970) | #813 |
| 1980s | 2,356 | #660 (1984) | #743 |
| 1990s | 3,258 | #486 (1998) | #709 |
| 2000s | 5,821 | #454 (2009) | #508 |
| 2010s | 5,355 | #467 (2011) | #568 |
| 2020s | 2,323 | #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 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 8,371 of them was named Aileen, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #580Ardis133
- #580Carroll133
- #582Nedra132
- #583Aileen131
- #583Carrol131
- #583Madonna131
- #583Robin131
- #589Elisabeth129
- #589Shirlee129
- #591Dottie128
Tied with 5 names at #583; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.