Ailyn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ailyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ailyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ailyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ailyn is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “variant of Aileen or Eileen”. A respelling linked to Aileen, an Irish form of Helen.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,490 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ailyn per year, United States (1975 to 2025). United States peaked in 2012 (241/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (6/yr).
Ailyn is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2012, when it ranked #1,903 nationally (given to 241 babies that year).
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