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Ayla

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Oak tree. In literature Ayla is the Cro-Magnon heroine of Jean Auels Clan of rhe Cave Bear
Oak tree; possible variant of Aya. In literature, Ayla is the heroine of Jean Auel''s Clan of the Cave Bear.
Persian
Halo around the moon

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ayla

Pronunciation

a(y)-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #69, 3,236 births); most recent 2025 (rank #77, 3,149 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20253,149
20243,236
20232,559
20222,757
20212,581
20202,025
20191,745
20181,587
20171,358
20161,237

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #42, 980 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025980
2024922
2023817
2022921
2021793
2020744
2019631
2018556
2017517
2016449

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #121, 471 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023471
2022403
2021308
2020252
2019170
2018164
2017109
201695
201565
201467

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #39, 112 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025112
2024100
202394
202282
202168
202046
201947
201818
201730
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #43, 102 births); most recent 2025 (rank #41, 93 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202593
202490
202377
202296
2021102
202096
201993
201868
201772
201665

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #75, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #82, 26 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202526
202427
202316
202221
202129
202020
201920
201814
20177
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #38, 71 births); most recent 2023 (rank #38, 52 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202352
202258
202161
202071
201958
201846
201745
201635
201552
201445

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence