Ailanny

Ailany, Aylani, and Ailani were the hit names of 2024 in the US and this spelling variation also was also in the spotlight. It more than doubled in use between 2024 and 2023, when it given to 104 girls in comparison to 44.

A multicultural choice, it has its origins in both Hawaiian (meaning "high chief") and in Spanish, where it is a form of Irish Aileen and Turkish Aylin. It can also be considered a modern creation, blending elements of all of the aforementioned names.

Though this spelling could be pronounced as ie-LAHN-ee or ay-LAHN-ee like its more popular counterparts, it could also be said with a LANN sound.

Pronounced eye-LAH-nee.

As of October 2026, Ailanny ranked #932 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA.