Given name
Aisling
“a dream or vision; an inspiration”
Aisling is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “a dream or vision; an inspiration.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a dream or vision; an inspiration.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aisling through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,533
- 0 boys · 1,533 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,782 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,782 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 2002. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,444 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.
Aisling’s family of names
In Irish usage, Aisling has a later derivative in Ashlyn. Aisling has a related form in Aislinn. Aisling has a related form in Aislyn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aislinnvariant · English
- Aislynvariant
- Aislinvariant
- Ayslinvariant
- Ayslynvariant
- Ayslinnvariant
- Ashlingvariant
- Aisylnnvariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aisling
- Aisling FranciosiIrish-Italian actressborn 1993
- Aisling BeaIrish comedian, actress, and writerborn 1984
- Aisling LoftusEnglish actressborn 1990
- Aisling WalshIrish writer and film directorborn 1958
- Aisling ReillyNorthern Irish politician
- Aisling O'SullivanIrish actressborn 1968
- Aisling DalyIrish martial artistborn 1987
- Aisling JudgeIrish scientistborn 1991
- Aisling D'HoogheBelgian field hockey playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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