Aisling

Aisling was the #3,780 girls' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales.

Aisling as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aisling 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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Aisling 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.051015201880192019602000
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#3,780 (39)#1,892 (15)#780 (3)#334 (4)#180 (26)—
2024#4,560 (30)#2,001 (14)——#154 (30)#2,685 (7)
2023#4,047 (36)#2,504 (10)#749 (3)—#159 (30)—
2022#3,365 (47)#1,621 (18)—#418 (3)#124 (42)#2,315 (8)
2021#3,435 (45)#1,569 (19)—#298 (5)#136 (37)—
2020#4,453 (30)#1,556 (19)#636 (4)#281 (5)#138 (36)#2,163 (9)
2019#4,072 (35)#1,634 (18)#560 (5)#424 (3)#94 (61)#2,188 (9)
2018#4,237 (33)#2,340 (11)#809 (3)#238 (7)#96 (62)—
2017#4,922 (27)#1,681 (18)—#296 (5)#86 (67)#2,876 (6)
2016#3,280 (49)#1,416 (23)#675 (4)#276 (6)#77 (84)#2,595 (7)
2015#3,346 (48)#1,362 (24)#806 (3)#188 (11)#81 (80)#3,286 (5)
2014#3,652 (42)#1,966 (14)—#205 (9)#55 (124)#2,905 (6)
2013#3,404 (46)#1,864 (15)—#167 (12)#51 (132)#2,595 (7)
2012#3,464 (46)#1,150 (29)#525 (6)#163 (12)#42 (165)#3,334 (5)
2011#3,132 (53)#1,665 (17)—#224 (8)#41 (183)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2002 at #2,554.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.

How common is it?

about 1 in 42,000 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 42,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 810common

Next year

On its recent trend, Aisling is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 51,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 38,000 to 1 in 68,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aisling by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aisling (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#1,4107

Aisling (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
AislingCanadaGirls—too few
AislingEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
AislingIrelandGirls#18026
AislingNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
AislingScotlandGirls#7803
AislingUSGirls#3,78039