Ailis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AL-eesh
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Ailis is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ailis mean?
Germanic: Irish form of Alice, via French
“noble kind”
Irish form of Alice, which comes from the Germanic name Adelheid (Adelaide).
Is Ailis a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ailis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Ailis, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ailis in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 780th in Scotland.
Ailis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 2 | #7,280 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Ailis in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Ailis in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ailis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Ailis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Zoe Chloe Ellie Amelie Charlotte Aubrey Hannah Sophie Ayla Ava Alice
Names related to Ailis
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry William Archie Charlie Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Myles Charles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ailis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ailis, updated 20 October 2026.