Aislinn
An Irish name from aisling, meaning a dream or vision, after a genre of Irish poetry in which a woman appears to the poet in a dream.
Aislinn in 2025
Aislinn was given to 131 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,941st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,308 babies born.
The history of Aislinn
Aislinn reached its highest point in 2018, when 303 babies were given the name, ranking 1,649th that year.
Across the 57 years of records since 1969, 5,521 babies have been named Aislinn. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Aislinn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Aislinn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 10,784 |
| 1970s | 114 | 4,468 |
| 1980s | 351 | 3,512 |
| 1990s | 798 | 2,375 |
| 2000s | 1,280 | 2,159 |
| 2010s | 1,807 | 1,649 |
| 2020s | 1,166 | 1,790 |
Where Aislinn is heading
Aislinn has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 281 babies in 2015 to 131 in 2025.
Names like Aislinn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Aislinn.