Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Ayla name popularity since 1925
38,040 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ayla. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Ayla is about 8 years old in 2026. Ayla peaked in 2024 as the #69 name for girls, and it ranked #77 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,040
- Named Ayla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #77
- for girls in 2025 (3,149 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 38,040 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 2.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Ayla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ayla births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Ayla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Ayla became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 5,980 baby girls to 1 in 1,540.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ayla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ayla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ayla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 15 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 1,058 | #2,225 |
| 1990s | 2,431 | #816 |
| 2000s | 5,637 | #664 |
| 2010s | 12,566 | #265 |
| 2020–25 | 16,327 | #77 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
67.7% of babies named Ayla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ayla is most popular
The index compares Ayla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ayla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 2.11× | 730 |
| Colorado | 2.10× | 957 |
| Washington | 1.88× | 1,159 |
| Arizona | 1.73× | 826 |
| Florida | 1.65× | 2,201 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ayla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ayla (this page) | 38,040 | 2024 |
| Aila | 4,262 | 2021 |
| Aylah | 2,332 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ayla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ayla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ayla (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data