Ayleen

What Ayleen means

Variant of Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”

spelling variant of Eileen || Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Ayleen” (revision 72030681) and “Eileen” (revision 90815526), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ayleen?

US: Steady: #818 in 2015, #862 now. England & Wales: Rising: up from #4736 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2012, when 379 girls got the name (#730 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 5,135 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,734 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 2,556 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in TX (0.5 per 1,000 girls), CA (0.45 per 1,000 girls), AZ (0.39 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Ayleen is #862 in the US and #1133 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Ayleen were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Aylin885 US · 96 E&W
• Eileen437 US · 44 E&W
• Aileen340 US · 8 E&W
• Aylen125 US
• Ailen86 US
• Aleen50 US · 15 E&W
• Eleen35 US · 19 E&W
• Eyleen24 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ayleen

Girls

• Adalynn#184Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*
• Sophia#5“wisdom”^*
• Sofia#9“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”^*
• Mia#6Editor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records
• Sophie#55French form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”^*
• Brynlee#243Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies

For a brother

• Parker#102From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Amari#185“Does the given name have different origins?”^*
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Carter#45“son of Arthur”^*
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ayleen’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.