Aila
Aila was the 827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 752nd with 378 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 723 places. More babies were named Aila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ayla) Origin uncertain · Turkish, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #827 girls, up 73 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 329girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021378 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,268babies recorded
What does the name Aila mean?
Aila is a spelling of Ayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ayla's meaning and origin.
Ayla has at least two separate sources. In Turkish it is a common girl's name usually explained as the halo of light around the moon, from ay, 'moon'; Wikipedia gives that meaning. In Hebrew, Ela or Ayla (אֵלָה) is the word for the terebinth, a tree of the pistachio family, and Wikipedia notes that the name is also linked with the oak. Wikipedia also mentions related Turkish names built on ay, such as Aylin.
ay (Turkish, “moon”)אֵלָה (Hebrew, “ela, terebinth tree”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two independent sources (Turkish and Hebrew); the Turkish 'moon halo' gloss is a popular explanation that we could not confirm in a dictionary.
Related names: Aila, Aylah, Eila, Ela, Isla.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Ayla (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'אלה', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Aila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #827 | 329 |
| 2020 | #900 | 293 |
| 2010 | #1,860 | 109 |
| 2000 | #5,495 | 20 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,404 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aila, counting every spelling?
Aila is a spelling of Ayla, a name family that ranked #70 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #827 for Aila on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,015 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayla | 3,149 | #77 | 14,302 |
| Aila | 329 | #827 | 1,782 |
| Aylah | 170 | #1,310 | 925 |
| Eila | 113 | #1,783 | 623 |
| Aayla | 43 | #3,517 | 322 |
| Aella | 35 | #4,068 | 306 |
| Aela | 61 | #2,778 | 292 |
| Aylla | 48 | #3,259 | 176 |
| Ailah | 30 | #4,549 | 172 |
| Eilah | 18 | #6,384 | 107 |
| Aaila | 8 | #10,918 | 51 |
| Aaylah | 5 | #14,954 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aila?
329 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aila (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aila?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Aila are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Aila a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aila by state
How common Aila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (17.5×), Massachusetts (2.0×), Washington (1.9×), Minnesota (1.7×), Colorado (1.5×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aila
What does Aila mean?
The origin of Ayla is uncertain: two independent sources (Turkish and Hebrew); the Turkish 'moon halo' gloss is a popular explanation that we could not confirm in a dictionary.
How popular is the name Aila?
Aila was the 827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 752nd with 378 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 723 places. More babies were named Aila in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aila in the US.
Where is Aila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aila was most common in Hawaii (3.84 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Washington.