NameTides

Aileen

Aileen was the #799 girls' name in the US in 2025 (340 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Aileen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aileen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandCanadaEngland & Wales
Aileen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#799 (340)#3,035 (8)——#718 (4)#1,495 (16)
2024#720 (391)#2,412 (11)——#556 (6)#1,291 (19)
2023#799 (352)#2,201 (12)——#727 (4)#1,582 (14)
2022#720 (407)#3,149 (7)——#747 (4)#1,854 (11)
2021#678 (429)#4,634 (4)——#661 (5)#1,592 (14)
2020#696 (404)#2,449 (10)———#1,758 (12)
2019#643 (452)#2,869 (8)———#1,533 (15)
2018#671 (437)#2,674 (9)—#434 (3)#896 (3)#1,567 (14)
2017#648 (456)#2,341 (11)———#1,901 (11)
2016#602 (500)#2,367 (11)——#335 (13)#1,600 (14)
2015#514 (609)#3,252 (7)——#751 (4)#1,363 (17)
2014#567 (541)#3,514 (6)——#494 (8)#1,600 (14)
2013#593 (479)#2,649 (9)——#459 (9)#2,058 (10)
2012#506 (603)#3,681 (6)——#907 (3)#1,695 (13)
2011#467 (633)#5,785 (3)——#510 (8)#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1926 at #289.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aileen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 5,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aileen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #667ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #859NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #381CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #632AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #402TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Aileen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Aileen (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AileenCanadaGirls#1,49516
AileenEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
AileenIrelandGirls#7184
AileenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AileenScotlandGirls—too few
AileenUSGirls#799340
AileenUSBoys—too few