Is Ailish a boy or girl name?

Ailish is a girl’s name. Of the 655 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ailish

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Ailish was most popular in 2016, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,761 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 655 people named Ailish.

Ailish over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ailish’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ailish a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ailish is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 655 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org