Ailey
Ailey was the 5104th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2610th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,926 places. More babies were named Ailey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,104 girls, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200871 babies
- Total since 1880
- 969babies recorded
Ailey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,104 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,171 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,693 | 66 |
| 2000 | #9,174 | 10 |
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How popular is Ailey, counting every spelling?
Ailey is a spelling of Aly, a name family that had 92 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 girls in 2025.
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 Ailey?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ailey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ailey 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ailey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ailey?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Ailey are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Ailey mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ailey by state
How common Ailey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 50 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 Ailey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ailey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ailey
How popular is the name Ailey?
Ailey was the 5104th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2610th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,926 places. More babies were named Ailey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ailey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ailey in the US.
Where is Ailey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ailey was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls).