Ailany
Ailany was the 14th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7,136 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,828 places. More babies were named Ailany in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it eye-LAH-nee /aɪˈlɑni/
- Rank in 2025
- #14 girls, up 1,816 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7,136girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20257,136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,178babies recorded
What does the name Ailany mean?
Ailany has no entry in Wiktionary, Wikidata or the scholarly name dictionaries we checked, and we found no documented etymology. Name sites often borrow a 'chief' meaning from the similar Hawaiian-styled Ailani, but we could not verify that.
How sure is this? Not documented. No verifiable etymology. Possibly a respelling of Ailani or a blend of Ai- and -lany sounds.
Sources for this meaning
- Nancy's Baby Names, name page 'Ailany' (aggregates state/territory lists)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- US Social Security Administration, state baby-name data 1910-2025 (namesbystate.zip), team3 computation (rank by count, ties unresolved)
Ailany popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 18 since 2025, 18 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14 | 7,136 |
| 2020 | #1,830 | 107 |
| 2010 | #4,977 | 28 |
| 2000 | #15,086 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ailany, counting every spelling?
Ailany is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #9 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14 for Ailany on its own. Together these spellings went to 10,746 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailany | 7,136 | #14 | 10,441 |
| Ailani | 1,807 | #168 | 4,525 |
| Aylani | 1,043 | #293 | 2,225 |
| Ailanny | 280 | #932 | 453 |
| Aylany | 133 | #1,582 | 190 |
| Eilany | 104 | #1,889 | 161 |
| Aylanni | 45 | #3,403 | 123 |
| Ailanni | 48 | #3,250 | 111 |
| Eilani | 47 | #3,302 | 110 |
| Ailanie | 36 | #3,977 | 73 |
| Aylanie | 27 | #4,895 | 72 |
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 Ailany?
7,136 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ailany (1.98 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ailany born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 27. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ailany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ailany?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Ailany are alive today, with a median age of 1; half are between 1 and 2. That makes Ailany 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.
Ailany by state
How common Ailany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (3.1×), Rhode Island (2.4×), Maryland (2.3×), New Jersey (1.9×), Texas (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, Michigan, Ohio.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ailany: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ailany, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ailany · Sibling names for Ailany
Questions about the name Ailany
How popular is the name Ailany?
Ailany was the 14th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7,136 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,828 places. More babies were named Ailany in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ailany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ailany in the US.
Where is Ailany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ailany was most common in Delaware (4.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Maryland.