Ailee
Girl name · #4907 in 2025 · Uniqueness 88/100
In 2025, 27 baby girls were named Ailee, placing it at #4907 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3211, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Ailee.
The 51-year story
Ailee first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 56 babies and a rank of #2956. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Ailee per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ailee in class?
Ailee scores 88 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Ailee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ailee is most common
State-level data for Ailee is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Ailee
Statistically, parents drawn to Ailee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arlee, Atlee, Avalee, Adlee, and Anslee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ailee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3758 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4454 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2956 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3676 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4162 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3053 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3229 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3211 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4657 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3778 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3583 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4397 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5891 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5434 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5208 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5444 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ailee a popular girl name?
Ailee ranked #4907 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3211.
When was the name Ailee most popular?
Ailee peaked in 2022, when 56 American girls received the name (ranked #2956 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ailee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Ailee. It scores 88/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.