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Aila

100% girls · #827 in the US for girls, 2025

Aila has been given to about 4,268 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,239
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 378
  • Born in 2025329
  • All time4,268
  • England & Wales, 2025#579 · 69

How popular is Aila?

Aila ranks 827th among American girls in 2025, with 329 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 378 babies were given the name, ranking 752nd. The typical living American called Aila is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.22% of births.

Names that sound like Aila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ayla0.90
  2. Laila0.85
  3. Kaila0.85
  4. Kayla0.76
  5. Layla0.76
  6. Mila0.76
  7. Lila0.76
  8. Jayla0.76

Middle names for Aila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aila Josephine0.84
  2. Aila Rose0.83
  3. Aila Louise0.83
  4. Aila June0.82
  5. Aila Pearl0.82
  6. Aila Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Aila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zamirbrother · 0.99
  2. Maisysister · 0.99
  3. Zakaibrother · 0.99
  4. Taytumsister · 0.99
  5. Persephonesister · 0.99
  6. Jakaibrother · 0.99

Where Aila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.22%
  2. New Mexico0.04%
  3. Nevada0.03%
  4. Massachusetts0.02%
  5. Utah0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aila White0.78
  2. Aila Reyes0.78
  3. Aila Nguyen0.78
  4. Aila Moore0.78
  5. Aila Lee0.78
  6. Aila Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aila

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Aila across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.