A reliable meaning for Ailee isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ailee through the years
Babies since 1880
876
0 boys · 876 girls
Most popular year
2022
56 babies
2025
27
#4,883 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−1%
Steady
Ailee in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1974–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,883 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 678 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.