NameTides

Aela

Aela was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Aela as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Aela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#3,705 (6)#632 (4)——#2,475 (8)
2024#2,694 (64)#1,541 (20)#384 (8)——#1,949 (11)
2023#2,823 (60)#1,640 (18)——#625 (5)#2,027 (10)
2022#3,123 (52)#2,488 (10)#760 (3)—#559 (6)#1,727 (12)
2021#3,002 (55)#2,341 (11)——#883 (3)#2,377 (8)
2020#2,850 (57)#5,493 (3)#765 (3)—#628 (5)#1,877 (11)
2019#3,222 (49)#3,151 (7)——#871 (3)#2,188 (9)
2018#3,559 (43)#2,901 (8)#680 (4)#361 (4)#512 (7)#3,286 (5)
2017#4,220 (34)#1,995 (14)#666 (4)#296 (5)#524 (7)#2,179 (9)
2016#4,157 (35)#3,609 (6)#383 (9)—#661 (5)#2,195 (9)
2015#4,144 (35)#2,705 (9)#361 (10)—#581 (6)#3,286 (5)
2014#4,178 (35)#1,702 (17)#603 (5)——#1,786 (12)
2013#3,849 (39)#4,739 (4)#663 (4)—#894 (3)#1,913 (11)
2012#4,707 (30)#4,171 (5)#467 (7)——#2,921 (6)
2011#7,436 (16)#2,893 (8)#810 (3)—#510 (8)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #2,694.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2006.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Aela is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aela by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aela (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Aela (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AelaCanadaGirls#2,4758
AelaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
AelaIrelandGirls—too few
AelaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AelaScotlandGirls#6324
AelaUSGirls#2,77861