The first name Ayla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 980 girls were named Ayla, making it the 42nd most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ayla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ayla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 3,149 girls born in the United States were named Ayla, the 77th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 3,253 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ayla
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ayla KellActress, dancer, born 1990
Questions
- How popular is the name Ayla?
- In 2025, 980 girls born in England and Wales were named Ayla, ranking 42nd.
- Is Ayla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 38,040 US babies named Ayla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ayla most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 3,253 babies were named Ayla, its highest rank at 69th.