Girl's name
Ayla
Say it AY-luh
Turkish origin 2 syllables
Where Ayla is loved, common and rare
Common across six German cities, Canada, Switzerland and 13 more places. Rare in Norway, Catalonia, Israel and two more places.
1 in 189 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Berlin 34thOntario 35thBritish Columbia 37th
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Every place
In 28 of the 40 official lists, among them Berlin (34th), Ontario (35th) and British Columbia (37th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin city | 34th 2023 | 71 | about 1 in 204 |
| Ontario province | 35th 2024 | 219 | about 1 in 249 |
| Victoria state | 37th 2025 | 144 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 37th 2025 | 77 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 37th 2023 | 52 | about 1 in 230 |
| Switzerland | 38th 2025 | 144 | 1 in 236 |
| Ireland | 39th 2025 | 112 | 1 in 189 |
| Scotland | 41st 2025 | 93 | 1 in 192 |
| England and Wales | 42nd 2025 | 980 | 1 in 258 |
| New South Wales state | 43rd 2025 | 146 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 46th 2025 | 98 | rank only |
| The Netherlands | 47th 2025 | 268 | about 1 in 228 |
| South Australia state | 48th 2025 | 31 | rank only |
| Sweden | 52nd 2025 | 176 | about 1 in 228 |
| Quebec province | 59th 2025 | 88 | about 1 in 296 |
| Cologne city | 63rd 2023 | 20 | about 1 in 307 |
| Austria | 67th 2025 | 117 | 1 in 305 |
| France | 71st 2025 | 665 | 1 in 431 |
| Northern Ireland | 82nd 2025 | 26 | 1 in 280 |
| Munich city | 91st 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 279 |
| Norway | 114th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 436 |
| Catalonia region | 132nd 2025 | 33 | 1 in 584 |
| Israel אילא | 174th 2024 | 146 | about 1 in 537 |
| Italy | 188th 2024 | 119 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Poland | 335th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 9,982 |
| Bonn city | 31st 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 201 |
| Rostock city | 36th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 197 |
| Leipzig city | 95th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 437 |
Rare, below the listed names: Spain, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Ayla is a Turkish girls' name, taken directly from a Turkish word. The precise meaning of that word is not well established, so Ayla is best chosen for its sound and its Turkish roots rather than for a translation, and it is wise to be wary of confident claims about what it means.
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AY-luh is two soft syllables, gentle and easy to say. It is short, simple to spell and pronounced much the same in most languages, which helps explain how widely it has travelled.
Few names are climbing as steadily. Ayla is rising in more than twenty countries and falling in none, and it sits in the top forty in Ontario, British Columbia and Victoria. It is also well used in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden. In France it reached its highest point so far in 2025.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AY-luh, 2 syllables
- Origin
- Turkish
Etymology
Turkish female given name, from Turkish ayla.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 22 of 26 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 128 | 106 | 95 | 84 | 70 | 67 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Scotland | 77 | 62 | 66 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 39 | 41 |
| Northern Ireland | 137 | 239 | 151 | 107 | 103 | 75 | 103 | 126 | 75 | 82 |
| Ireland | 208 | 172 | 255 | 117 | 111 | 83 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 39 |
| Ontario | 156 | 109 | 80 | 66 | 49 | 52 | 40 | 42 | 35 | |
| British Columbia | 96 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 47 | 43 | 37 | ||
| New South Wales | 87 | 83 | 59 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 39 | 52 | 41 | 43 |
| Victoria | 59 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 52 | 32 | 41 | 37 |
| Queensland | 78 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 56 | 45 | 65 | 46 |
| South Australia | 58 | 81 | 52 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 28 | 33 | 46 | 48 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 41 | 61 | 47 | 51 | 39 | 51 | 73 | 58 | 37 |
| Quebec | 402 | 445 | 413 | 370 | 200 | 155 | 149 | 112 | 76 | 59 |
| France | 576 | 500 | 362 | 354 | 245 | 208 | 142 | 112 | 80 | 71 |
| The Netherlands | 275 | 187 | 162 | 146 | 122 | 87 | 75 | 61 | 47 | |
| Austria | 353 | 370 | 182 | 181 | 133 | 158 | 106 | 108 | 85 | 67 |
| Switzerland | 135 | 271 | 133 | 127 | 75 | 76 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 38 |
| Berlin | 302 | 345 | 160 | 108 | 129 | 74 | 51 | 34 | ||
| Munich | 136 | 142 | 100 | 110 | 66 | 63 | 91 | |||
| Cologne | 213 | 249 | 133 | 87 | 72 | 86 | 55 | 63 | ||
| Bonn | 220 | 365 | 226 | 102 | 69 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 19 | 31 |
| Leipzig | 375 | 257 | 263 | 191 | 132 | 98 | 112 | 63 | 95 | |
| Rostock | 228 | 202 | 141 | 133 | 187 | 68 | 158 | 36 | ||
| Norway | 282 | 310 | 269 | 208 | 193 | 186 | 144 | 147 | 134 | 114 |
| Sweden | 237 | 176 | 206 | 127 | 108 | 84 | 76 | 56 | 51 | 52 |
| Catalonia | 379 | 327 | 258 | 164 | 222 | 162 | 229 | 150 | 104 | 132 |
| Italy | 625 | 341 | 243 | 221 | 188 | |||||
| Poland | 426 | 383 | 402 | 309 | 445 | 307 | 371 | 313 | 317 | 335 |
| Slovenia | 223 | |||||||||
| Israel | 664 | 665 | 455 | 411 | 175 | 183 | 135 | 146 | 174 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 980 | 386.9 |
| 2024 | 47 | 922 | 357.4 |
| 2023 | 54 | 817 | 318.4 |
| 2022 | 51 | 921 | 349.5 |
| 2021 | 67 | 793 | 289.4 |
| 2020 | 70 | 744 | 277.2 |
| 2019 | 84 | 631 | 225.3 |
| 2018 | 95 | 556 | 192.9 |
| 2017 | 106 | 517 | 172.9 |
| 2016 | 128 | 449 | 146.2 |
| 2015 | 143 | 390 | 126.7 |
| 2014 | 165 | 333 | 108.6 |
| 2013 | 172 | 304 | 98.6 |
| 2012 | 194 | 257 | 79.8 |
| 2011 | 270 | 181 | 56.3 |
| 2010 | 305 | 155 | 48.3 |
| 2009 | 384 | 110 | 35.1 |
| 2008 | 329 | 136 | 43.1 |
| 2007 | 419 | 98 | 32.0 |
| 2006 | 456 | 85 | 28.4 |
| 2005 | 615 | 51 | 17.7 |
| 2004 | 607 | 50 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 742 | 37 | 13.3 |
| 2002 | 643 | 42 | 15.7 |
| 2001 | 796 | 30 | 11.2 |
| 2000 | 804 | 28 | 10.2 |
| 1999 | 794 | 28 | 9.9 |
| 1998 | 846 | 26 | 9.0 |
| 1997 | 770 | 30 | 10.2 |
| 1996 | 753 | 30 | 10.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Ayla in France since 1925 were born in or after 2022. First recorded in 1973. Her peak year there: 2025, at 231.9 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Ayla per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Ayla
1 in 141 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla. Same first letter as Ayla.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Ariana.
1 in 109 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 298 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 201 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla. Same first letter as Ayla.
1 in 208 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 67 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 175 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Ayla.
1 in 124 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ayla.
Middle names for Ayla
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Ayla Grace
2-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Ayla Olivia
2-4 beats · initials AO · Ayla slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Ayla slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Ayla Sophia
2-3 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Ayla Maria
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Ayla Rose
2-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Ayla Emily
2-3 beats · initials AE · Ayla slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Ayla slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Ayla Julia
2-3 beats · initials AJ
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Ayla Miriam
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Ayla: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Ayla
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 141 in Scotland
97% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 132 in Scotland
97% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 108 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 197 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 1,025 in England and Wales
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 188 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
1 in 436 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Ayla across countries and decades.
Famous people named Ayla
Ayla Erduran, Ayla Kell and Ayla Algan.
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Turkish violinist (1934–2025)
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Actress, dancer born 1990
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Turkish actor and singer (1937–2024) 1936 to 2024
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Ayla
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Ayla?
Her best rank is No. 35 in Ontario in 2024, about 1 in 249 girls. She is in the published lists of 28 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Ayla?
AY-luh, with 2 syllables.
Is Ayla getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 22 of 26 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Ayla?
The deck's top five sisters for Ayla: Aria, Ellie, Thea, Aurora and Zara. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.