Is Aileen a boy or girl name?
Aileen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 390 girls and 0 boys were named Aileen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 37,298 US babies named Aileen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #718
- Babies named Aileen since 1880
- 37,298
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 685 babies
Boys and girls named Aileen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 332 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 818 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,831 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 4,648 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,157 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,629 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,956 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,308 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,781 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,356 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,258 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,820 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 5,354 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,982 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 390 | #718 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 352 | #798 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 407 | #719 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 429 | #678 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 404 | #696 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 452 | #643 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 436 | #673 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 456 | #648 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 500 | #602 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 609 | #514 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 541 | #567 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 479 | #593 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 603 | #505 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,340 | 633 | #467 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 645 | #468 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 685 | #454 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 650 | #486 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 645 | #501 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 558 | #537 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 633 | #483 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 567 | #510 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 526 | #536 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 505 | #546 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 550 | #501 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 501 | #526 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 492 | #518 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 525 | #486 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 441 | #539 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 303 | #703 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 235 | #832 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 247 | #813 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 277 | #749 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 254 | #794 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 254 | #804 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 230 | #855 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 238 | #800 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 256 | #731 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 217 | #805 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 252 | #710 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 237 | #726 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 265 | #660 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 254 | #674 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 214 | #768 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 211 | #773 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 212 | #778 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 149 | #966 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 159 | #901 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 152 | #921 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 148 | #891 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 169 | #809 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 190 | #746 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 189 | #741 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 195 | #726 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 192 | #764 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 238 | #668 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 242 | #635 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 210 | #666 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 210 | #661 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 211 | #668 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 254 | #610 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 248 | #648 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 217 | #685 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 245 | #646 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 242 | #660 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 229 | #670 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 215 | #684 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 203 | #695 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 190 | #725 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 178 | #723 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 208 | #643 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 188 | #681 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 218 | #600 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 184 | #657 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 212 | #591 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 160 | #668 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 150 | #683 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 180 | #616 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 199 | #603 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 185 | #588 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 150 | #597 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 166 | #565 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 209 | #515 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 136 | #642 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 118 | #651 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 136 | #596 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 131 | #583 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 144 | #571 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 157 | #526 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 190 | #466 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 174 | #478 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 212 | #447 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 228 | #426 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 292 | #383 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 286 | #385 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 343 | #361 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 356 | #345 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 487 | #302 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 463 | #309 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 534 | #289 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 503 | #298 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 521 | #291 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 420 | #314 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 453 | #303 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 454 | #305 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 457 | #305 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 371 | #330 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 357 | #346 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 365 | #321 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 354 | #324 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 390 | #293 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 298 | #302 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 231 | #314 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 192 | #326 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 150 | #323 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 123 | #357 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 103 | #357 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 99 | #361 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 72 | #418 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 99 | #336 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 67 | #413 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 89 | #346 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 63 | #400 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 86 | #341 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 73 | #356 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 67 | #407 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 49 | #416 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 48 | #441 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 44 | #440 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 37 | #478 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 40 | #455 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 40 | #442 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 29 | #512 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 18 | #685 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 14 | #727 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 13 | #759 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #687 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 10 | #837 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #861 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #898 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #692 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #739 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aileen reached #12,340 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #289 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aileen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.