Fun Facts About the Name Aislinn
- More than 5 thousand babies named Aislinn: U.S. records list 5,519 babies given the name Aislinn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aislinn Mean?
Aislinn is an Irish name meaning "dream" or "vision." It is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Aisling, which comes from the Irish noun aisling, a dream, a vision, or a visionary apparition. The word is related to the Irish verb for dreaming, so the name's literal sense is a dream or a vision seen in sleep or in a trance, rather than a figurative compliment.
Aislinn Name History & Origins
The noun aisling also gave its name to a poetic form in Irish literature. From the 17th into the 18th century, an aisling poem showed the speaker meeting a beautiful woman in a dream; she stood for Ireland and usually spoke of the country's coming deliverance. That genre made the word familiar in Irish writing, but the given name rests on the ordinary noun for a dream rather than on the poems themselves.
Aislinn is one of several anglicized spellings of Aisling, alongside Aislin and Ashling. In the Irish original the s in this position carries the sound of English "sh," which is why the name is heard as "ASH-lin" and why some spellings write that sound with sh. Both Aisling and Aislinn are used as girls' names in Ireland and in other English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Aislinn?
Aislinn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2018. Its best rank was #891 in 2018.
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 | #1,592 | 131 | 0.0082% |
| 2024 | #1,468 | 148 | 0.0092% |
| 2023 | #1,377 | 163 | 0.0102% |
| 2022 | #1,159 | 209 | 0.0128% |
| 2021 | #1,020 | 249 | 0.0152% |
| 2020 | #960 | 265 | 0.0164% |
| 2019 | #1,108 | 220 | 0.0131% |
| 2018 | #891 | 303 | 0.0178% |
| 2017 | #1,087 | 233 | 0.0135% |
| 2016 | #971 | 277 | 0.0156% |
| 2015 | #964 | 281 | 0.0157% |
| 2014 | #2,352 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2013 | #1,928 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 2012 | #1,803 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 2011 | #1,874 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 2010 | #2,152 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 95 | 0.0052% |
| 2008 | #2,185 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2007 | #1,770 | 121 | 0.0063% |
| 2006 | #1,825 | 112 | 0.0059% |
| 2005 | #1,574 | 129 | 0.0070% |
| 2004 | #1,488 | 135 | 0.0074% |
| 2003 | #1,250 | 168 | 0.0092% |
| 2002 | #1,228 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 2001 | #1,384 | 137 | 0.0076% |
| 2000 | #1,425 | 129 | 0.0071% |
| 1999 | #1,358 | 130 | 0.0073% |
| 1998 | #1,391 | 123 | 0.0070% |
| 1997 | #1,524 | 106 | 0.0061% |
| 1996 | #1,793 | 82 | 0.0047% |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1994 | #2,026 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1993 | #2,325 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1992 | #1,965 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 1991 | #2,485 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1990 | #2,642 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #2,409 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1988 | #2,490 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1987 | #2,723 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #2,420 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1983 | #2,660 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | #2,833 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1981 | #3,533 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #4,328 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #3,965 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #4,858 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #7,482 | 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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