Given name
Ailan
“of the tree”
In English use, Ailan is a variant of Ilan. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ailan is a variant of Ilan. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ailan is a variant of Ilan. An origin associated with Ilan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ailan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 86 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,751 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,751 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ailan’s family of names
In English usage, Ailan has a related form in Ilan. In English usage, Ailan has a related form in Elon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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