Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Light
- Irish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ailey
Pronunciation
a(i)-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #2609, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2019 | 40 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 61 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #4761, 4 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5664, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3689, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #2843, 9 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3350, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | – | 3 |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #389, 9 births); most recent 2021 (rank #485, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence