Ailey
Ailey is a city in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 519, up from 432 in 2010.
Meaning & Origin of Ailey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ailey is a city in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 519, up from 432 in 2010.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ailey
Ailey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 71 Aileys were born — ranking #2,609 that year. As of 2026, Ailey ranks #5,877 for baby girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 985 Aileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ailey
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- Hugh Peterson , lawyer
- Sugar Ray Robinson , boxer
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Names that sound like Ailey
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About the name Ailey
Ailey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 985 births in the dataset. Ailey's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,609. Use the chart and map above to compare Ailey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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