Ayleen

Ayleen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright, shining one”
Origin
Irish
Say it
ay-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a variant of Aileen/Eileen, from the Irish name Eibhlín. That name ultimately goes back through Anglo-Norman forms to Helen, though its deeper history is complex.

How popular is Ayleen?

202498.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ayleen in 2024328

2024 rank#829 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18806,945

Ayleen has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ayleen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aileenbright, shining one · Irish
  • Arleneuncertain · Unknown
  • Ailynuncertain; often linked to Helen or Aileen · Unknown
  • Allenelittle rock; harmony · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish

Ayleen questions

What does the name Ayleen mean?

Ayleen means "bright, shining one". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as a variant of Aileen/Eileen, from the Irish name Eibhlín. That name ultimately goes back through Anglo-Norman forms to Helen, though its deeper history is complex.

Is Ayleen a boy or girl name?

Ayleen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ayleen?

328 US babies were named Ayleen in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Ayleen?

Ayleen is usually pronounced ay-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.