Aylene
An English feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Helen.
Name Census estimates that about 413 living Americans carry the first name Aylene. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aylene today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aylene births was 2005 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aylene. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
413
~ 1 in 829,914 Americans
Peak year
2005
24 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,999
Tracked since 1914
Census
Aylene in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 418 people with the first name Aylene, which placed it at #23,409 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,409
National first-name rank
People counted
418
418 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
73.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aylene
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aylene is Hispanic at 73.4%. The next largest groups are White (16.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aylene described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aylene at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino73.4% · 307
- White16.7% · 70
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.9% · 33
- Black or African American1.2% · 5
- Two or more races0.7% · 3
Popularity
Aylene: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aylene from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 178 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Aylene remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aylene by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aylene during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aylenes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aylene
The name Aylene is a feminine given name of English origin, believed to have emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century. It is a variant spelling of the name Aileen, which is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Aidhlín, meaning "little fire" or "fiery one." The earliest recorded use of the spelling Aylene dates back to the early 1900s.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Aylene was Aylene Cullen (1905-1986), an American silent film actress who appeared in several films during the 1920s. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and her career as an actress spanned from 1923 to 1929.
Another notable figure with the name Aylene was Aylene Cullen (1914-1998), a Canadian artist and painter known for her landscape and portrait paintings. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and her works were exhibited in numerous galleries across Canada throughout her career.
In the field of music, Aylene Brereton (1923-2008) was an American opera singer and mezzo-soprano. She was born in Houston, Texas, and had a successful career performing with various opera companies across the United States and Europe, including the Metropolitan Opera and the San Francisco Opera.
In literature, Aylene Quin (1926-2017) was an American writer and novelist. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is best known for her novel "The River Runs Through It," which was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by Robert Redford.
Lastly, Aylene Carpenter (1939-2020) was an American politician and community activist who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1987 to 2002. She was born in Oklahoma City and was recognized for her advocacy work on behalf of women and children, as well as her efforts to promote education and economic development in her state.
While the name Aylene is not as common as its parent name Aileen, it has been used throughout history by individuals from various backgrounds and professions, leaving a notable impact in their respective fields.
People
Aylene + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aylene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aylene: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aylene?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 413 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aylene going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 829,914 US residents.
Is Aylene a common name?
We classify Aylene as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 499 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aylene most popular?
The single biggest year for Aylene was 2005, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aylene is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aylene in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 418 people with the name Aylene, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,409 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aylene in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aylene?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aylene appears almost entirely female. Of the 415 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aylene?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aylene is Hispanic at 73.4%. The next largest groups are White (16.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aylene most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Aylene in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.4% (307 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aylene in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aylene a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aylene in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aylene still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aylene in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aylene can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Aylene?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.