Aily

A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning noble; a form of Aileen.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aily by the numbers

Aily was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Aileen

Like Aily, each of these traces back to Aileen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
  • Aleenbright, shining; a modern respelling of Aileen15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aileebright or shining; a form of Aileen53 in the US (2017)
  • Ailianaa form of Aileen or Aliana7 in the US (2017)
  • Aileenebright; a form of Aileen6 in the US (2017)
  • Aishleenbright; a form of Aileen with suffix5 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Allynoble; diminutive of Alison or Allyson213 in the US (2017)
  • Ailinoble; a form of Aileen or Allie41 in the US (2017)
  • Amilystriving; a feminine form of Amiable or Emil15 in the US (2017)
  • Ailyn172 in the US (2017)
  • Aila69 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ailey24 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aily

Names that are said the same way as Aily, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Allienoble; a form of Alice or Alison987 in the US (2017)
  • Allinoble; a form of Allison or Allie41 in the US (2017)
  • Ailienoble; a form of Aileen7 in the US (2017)
  • Alie7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Aily, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
  • Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
  • Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
  • Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Aily

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