NamesGirlA › Ailsa
Girl name

Ailsa

/ˈeɪlsə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Ailsa has been given to about 538 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈeɪlsə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 506
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ailsa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time538
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Ailsa?

Its best year was 2003, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6061st. The typical living American called Ailsa is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Ailsa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aila0.79
  2. Alissa0.71
  3. Anissa0.71
  4. Ayla0.70
  5. Alisa0.70
  6. Anisa0.70
  7. Lisa0.65
  8. Marissa0.64

Middle names for Ailsa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ailsa Josephine0.84
  2. Ailsa Rose0.83
  3. Ailsa Louise0.83
  4. Ailsa June0.82
  5. Ailsa Pearl0.82
  6. Ailsa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ailsa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.77
  2. Daliasister · 0.77
  3. Palomasister · 0.77
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.77
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.76
  6. Noebrother · 0.76

Where Ailsa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ailsa White0.78
    2. Ailsa Reyes0.78
    3. Ailsa Nguyen0.78
    4. Ailsa Moore0.78
    5. Ailsa Lee0.78
    6. Ailsa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ailsa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.