Given name
Ailean
“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”·“light-bearer”
Ailean is a form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ailean is a variant of Aileen. Interpretations include “light-bearer” and “from the green meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ailean is a form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ailean is a variant of Aileen. Interpretations include “light-bearer” and “from the green meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ailean is a form of Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain. Ailean is a variant of Aileen. Aileen has been associated with Irish and Scottish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ailean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ailean’s family of names
Ailean shares a linguistic root with Alan. Ailean has a related form in Aileen. Ailean has a related form in Alan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ailean
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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