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Ailsa

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Elf victory, from Ailsa Craig”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:AYL-suh

IPA (US English):/ˈeɪl.sə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity200319 births in peak year

2025 US RankTop 1000+Historical usage

Total US Registrations538Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2024 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2003 (19 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level5 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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