Ailsa
Ailsa is a feminine given name, not to be confused with Alisa. Notable people with the name include:Ailsa Berk, British actress Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901–1969), American art collector Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael, Scottish advocate and judge Ailsa Chang, American journalist Ailsa McGown Clark (1926–2014), British zoologist Ailsa Craig (journalist) (1917–2012), Australian journalist Ailsa…
Meaning & Origin of Ailsa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ailsa is a feminine given name, not to be confused with Alisa. Notable people with the name include:Ailsa Berk, British actress Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901–1969), American art collector Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael, Scottish advocate and judge Ailsa Chang, American journalist Ailsa McGown Clark (1926–2014), British zoologist Ailsa Craig (journalist) (1917–2012), Australian journalist Ailsa…
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The Story of Ailsa
Ailsa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 19 Ailsas were born — ranking #6,055 that year. As of 2026, Ailsa ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 538 Ailsas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ailsa
Ailsa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 538 births in the dataset. Ailsa's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #6,055. Use the chart and map above to compare Ailsa'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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