Ayla is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ayla means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ayla across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ayla has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ayla is a girl name of Hebrew, Turkish origin meaning “oak tree or moonlight”. A name of multiple origins, Hebrew for oak and Turkish for halo.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 38,040 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 8,938 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,290 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 222 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 781 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 1,043 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ayla per year, United States (1963 to 2025). United States peaked in 2024 (3,253/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (980/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (112/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (102/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (29/yr).
Ayla has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2024, when it ranked #185 nationally (given to 4,392 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2020s.
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