Ayelen
Ayelen is a name with a single cultural origin: Mapuche.
- Mapuche
Meaning & Origin of Ayelen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayelen is a name with a single cultural origin: Mapuche.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Mapuche
The Story of Ayelen
Ayelen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 64 Ayelens were born — ranking #2,736 that year. As of 2026, Ayelen ranks #3,223 for baby girls with 49 births, rising sharply (+121% over the past five years). In total, more than 823 Ayelens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ayelen
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About the name Ayelen
Ayelen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 823 births in the dataset. Ayelen's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,736. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayelen'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.