Aisling
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ASH-ling
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,460 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,779 for girls
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Aisling is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dream, vision”. In 2025 it ranked 1,460th for girls in the UK (22 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
What does Aisling mean?
Irish
“dream, vision”
An aisling is a type of Irish poem in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision as a woman.
Is Aisling a girl's or a boy's name?
Aisling is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls in the UK and 39 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aisling in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,460th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were named Aisling, making it the 1,460th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 129 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aisling in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales, 780th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Aisling in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,460 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 33 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,261 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,272 |
| 2010 | 41 | #919 |
| 2009 | 39 | #927 |
| 2008 | 29 | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 41 | #848 |
| 2006 | 52 | #673 |
| 2005 | 68 | #537 |
| 2004 | 54 | #621 |
| 2003 | 76 | #484 |
| 2002 | 98 | #384 |
| 2001 | 95 | #384 |
| 2000 | 90 | #398 |
| 1999 | 114 | #327 |
| 1998 | 129 | #314 |
| 1997 | 100 | #377 |
| 1996 | 71 | #460 |
How popular is Aisling in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,779th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Aisling, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 2002, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Aisling in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aisling in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,558 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4,045 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 49 | #3,280 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3,650 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3,183 |
| 2002 | 61 | #2,551 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 41 | #3,145 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names like Aisling
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Suki, Kiki, Aoife, Yumna, Dakota, Rumi, Yuna, Saoirse, Keira, Niamh, Miri, Minha
Names related to Aisling
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Aisling: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aisling, updated 20 October 2026.