Ailis
Ailis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish Gaelic, Irish.
- Scottish Gaelic
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Ailis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ailis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish Gaelic, Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish Gaelic
- Irish
The Story of Ailis
The earliest SSA record of Ailis as a baby girl name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Ailis — #5,661 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Ailiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 228 Ailiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ailis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ailis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aileas
Names that sound like Ailis
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ailis
Ailis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 228 births in the dataset. Ailis's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,661. Use the chart and map above to compare Ailis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.