Is Aylen a boy or girl name?

Aylen is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,472 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.6% were girls and 8.4% were boys.

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Aylen

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Aylen was most popular in 2025, when 138 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,846 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,846, with 138 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,472 people named Aylen.

Aylen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aylen’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aylen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aylen is mostly a girl’s name — 91.6% of the 1,472 Americans given it were girls and 8.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 91% girls and 9% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Aylen

Where Aylen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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