Fun Facts About the Name Ailin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Ailin: U.S. records list 1,183 babies given the name Ailin from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Ailin - about 1 boy for every 236 girls.
What Does the Name Ailin Mean?
Ailin comes from more than one independent source, so no single meaning covers all of its uses. In Irish, Ailín is a diminutive formed with the suffix -ín. It is generally connected to the element ail, meaning "rock" or "boulder," which gives the sense "little rock." Because -ín works as a general pet-form ending in Irish, the base could also be a longer personal name beginning with Ail-, and that point is not certain.
Used separately, Ailin is a spelling of the Turkish name Aylin, which is built on ay, "moon." Turkish sources commonly explain Aylin as "of the moon" or "moon halo." The two names sound alike in English but belong to unrelated languages.
In Chinese, Ailin is a Pinyin romanization of given names such as 艾琳 (Àilín), where 琳 (lín) means "fine jade." In that setting Ailin is not one inherited name but a spelling that can stand for different characters and therefore different meanings.
Ailin Name History & Origins
The Irish name Ailín follows a common pattern in Irish personal names: the diminutive ending -ín added to a shorter word or name, as in Seánín and Páidín. When Irish names were written in English, the accent was usually dropped, producing the spelling Ailin.
The Turkish name Aylin belongs to a naming tradition in which ay ("moon") forms part of many given names, such as Aysel and Aygül. Ailin and Aylin are the same name written differently; the Ailin spelling reflects a respelling for readers who do not use the Turkish convention of writing the sound with y.
In Chinese, Ailin is one of several ways of writing Mandarin names in Latin letters. The same sound Àilín can represent different characters, so the romanization does not point to a single origin.
Ailin is also used as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries, particularly Argentina, where it sits alongside names of indigenous and immigrant origin. How it entered that naming pool is not clearly documented.
How Popular is the Name Ailin?
Ailin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #2,234 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,715 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #5,428 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #4,566 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #4,674 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #4,611 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #5,006 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,437 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #4,891 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,771 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #4,347 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #2,927 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2014 | #3,274 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #2,837 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,234 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 2011 | #3,304 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2010 | #2,727 | 65 | 0.0037% |
| 2009 | #2,591 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2008 | #3,160 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #3,332 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2006 | #3,469 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2005 | #3,260 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #3,902 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #5,244 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #4,072 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,257 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #5,315 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #4,874 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #5,366 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,629 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #9,596 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,531 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,284 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #12,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #12,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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