Aijalon
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- AY-jah-lon
- Origin
- Hebrew
Aijalon is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “place of deer”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aijalon mean?
Hebrew: biblical place name
“place of deer”
Biblical valley where, in the Book of Joshua, the moon stood still during a battle.
Is Aijalon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Aijalon has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Aijalon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Aijalon in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aijalon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aijalon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aijalon, updated 20 October 2026.