Aylin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-lin
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #442 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #345 for girls
Aylin is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “moon halo, moonlight”. In 2025 it ranked 442nd for girls in the UK (100 babies) and 345th for girls in the US (885 babies).
What does Aylin mean?
Turkish
“moon halo, moonlight”
Is Aylin a girl's or a boy's name?
Aylin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 100 girls in the UK and 885 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aylin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #442among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 100 girls in the UK were named Aylin, making it the 442nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 814th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aylin of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Aylin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 girls in the UK were given Aylin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #425, up from #442 for this spelling alone.
- Aylin 100
- Aelin 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 423rd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Aylin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #442 |
| 2024 | 68 | #624 |
| 2023 | 67 | #614 |
| 2022 | 59 | #689 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 49 | #814 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 44 | #905 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,127 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 33 | #1,132 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,402 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Aylin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #345among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 885about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 885 girls in the US were named Aylin, making it the 345th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 389th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 893 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Aylin than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Aylin in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,057 girls in the US were given Aylin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #319, up from #345 for this spelling alone.
Aylin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 885 | #345 |
| 2024 | 816 | #386 |
| 2023 | 729 | #423 |
| 2022 | 727 | #431 |
| 2021 | 735 | #429 |
| 2020 | 800 | #389 |
| 2019 | 673 | #463 |
| 2018 | 654 | #480 |
| 2017 | 739 | #434 |
| 2016 | 763 | #427 |
| 2015 | 893 | #367 |
| 2014 | 881 | #370 |
| 2013 | 758 | #404 |
| 2012 | 676 | #462 |
| 2011 | 609 | #486 |
| 2010 | 508 | #575 |
| 2009 | 589 | #514 |
| 2008 | 548 | #561 |
| 2007 | 504 | #595 |
| 2006 | 357 | #771 |
| 2005 | 385 | #709 |
| 2004 | 264 | #918 |
| 2003 | 207 | #1,070 |
| 2002 | 238 | #939 |
| 2001 | 317 | #756 |
| 2000 | 321 | #723 |
| 1999 | 284 | #774 |
| 1998 | 296 | #736 |
| 1997 | 347 | #640 |
| 1996 | 121 | #1,382 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
Names like Aylin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Aoife Ayla Ocean Rowan Quinn Maeve Kiara Keira Riley Orla Sienna
Other spellings of Aylin
Names related to Aylin
Alina Ayleen Alin Aline Yalina Ayline Yilin Ailin Aylani Aylen Aylany Waylin
More Turkish names
Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz Demir Selin
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, “Aylin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aylin, updated 20 October 2026.