Spellings

Ailany or Ailani?

In the US in 2025, 69% of babies in this name family were spelled Ailany and 17% Ailani. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Ailani led with 72% of the family's births; in 2025, Ailany leads with 69%. All spellings together, the family went from 290 to 10,399 births (×36).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ailany397,136×183
Ailani2081,807×9
Aylani431,043×24
Ailanny—280new
Aylany—133new

How they sound

  • Ailany /aɪˈlɑni/ (eye-LAH-nee)
  • Ailani /aɪˈlɑni/ (eye-LAH-nee)
  • Aylani /aɪˈlɑni/ (eye-LAH-nee)
  • Ailanny /aɪˈlɑːni/ (eye-LAH-nee)
  • Aylany /eɪˈlɑːniː/ (ay-LAH-nee)

In France

In France in 2025: Ailany 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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