Ailana
Ailana was the 1135th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 205 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,498 places. More babies were named Ailana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,135 girls, up 4,035 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 205girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 704babies recorded
Ailana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,135 | 205 |
| 2020 | #5,170 | 24 |
| 2010 | #10,475 | 10 |
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How popular is Ailana, counting every spelling?
Ailana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #878 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,135 for Ailana on its own. Together these spellings went to 294 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailana | 205 | #1,135 | 506 |
| Aylana | 52 | #3,109 | 132 |
| Ailanna | 20 | #5,920 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ailana?
205 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ailana (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ailana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ailana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ailana?
About 700 people born in the US named Ailana are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 1 and 6. That makes Ailana a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ailana by state
How common Ailana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ailana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ailana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ailana
How popular is the name Ailana?
Ailana was the 1135th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 205 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,498 places. More babies were named Ailana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ailana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ailana in the US.
Where is Ailana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ailana was most common in Hawaii (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.