Ailey is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Ailey is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,104 for girl births in the United States (and #8,851 across all names), given to 25 babies. Ailey was first reported in SSA data in 1992 and peaked in 2008 (71 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | #5,104 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #6,936 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #5,315 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,966 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,171 |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | #3,719 |
| 2018 | 42 | 42 | #3,614 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #5,191 |
| 2016 | 61 | 61 | #2,799 |
| 2015 | 52 | 52 | #3,178 |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | #3,488 |
| 2013 | 54 | 54 | #3,044 |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #3,096 |
| 2011 | 60 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2010 | 66 | 66 | #2,693 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #2,616 |
| 2008 | 71 | 71 | #2,610 |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #3,849 |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #4,576 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #6,254 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #6,226 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #6,892 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,454 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #8,770 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,174 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,365 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,159 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #13,776 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #13,461 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,344 |