Aylen
Head, Clara and Maria, officially the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, is a municipality and incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, It is on the Ottawa River and on the northern edge of Algonquin Park.
- Mapuche
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Aylen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Head, Clara and Maria, officially the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, is a municipality and incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, It is on the Ottawa River and on the northern edge of Algonquin Park.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Mapuche
- Spanish
Origin & history
The Story of Aylen
As a girl name
Aylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 123 Aylens were born — ranking #1,675 that year. As of 2026, Aylen ranks #1,675 for girls with 123 births, rising sharply (+53% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Aylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 13 Aylens were born — ranking #6,304 that year. As of 2026, Aylen ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 110 Aylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aylen
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About the name Aylen
Aylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aylen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Aylen'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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