NameTides

Aila

Aila was the #827 girls' name in the US in 2025 (329 babies), and #573 in England & Wales and #896 in Canada.

Aila as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aila 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Aila 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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#827 (329)#573 (69)#157 (26)#334 (4)—#896 (31)
2024#793 (355)#526 (74)#135 (33)—#736 (4)#822 (35)
2023#770 (365)#451 (88)#152 (28)#391 (3)#445 (8)#714 (39)
2022#796 (355)#494 (82)#124 (34)#354 (4)#747 (4)#819 (33)
2021#752 (378)#443 (99)#100 (44)—#883 (3)#655 (45)
2020#900 (293)#445 (93)#96 (44)—#544 (6)#851 (32)
2019#968 (270)#362 (120)#100 (44)——#875 (31)
2018#1,155 (210)#449 (97)#84 (52)—#734 (4)#800 (35)
2017#1,360 (170)#448 (98)#115 (42)#432 (3)—#794 (35)
2016#1,480 (155)#622 (68)#112 (42)——#794 (35)
2015#1,550 (142)#500 (86)#106 (44)——#910 (29)
2014#1,634 (131)#652 (61)#152 (31)—#876 (3)#1,035 (25)
2013#1,900 (105)#712 (56)#177 (26)——#777 (36)
2012#1,445 (158)#663 (62)#203 (22)—#768 (4)#1,029 (25)
2011#1,671 (126)#789 (47)#273 (15)—#937 (3)#957 (27)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #752.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1920.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,900 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 4,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 690common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aila is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 5,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aila by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #617WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #731NYMassachusetts: #444MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #616CAUtah: #539UTColorado: #634CONebraska: 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: #909AZNew Mexico: #296NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: #54HITexas: #1,006TXFlorida: #864FL
Aila (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#82314

Aila (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
AilaCanadaGirls#89631
AilaEngland & WalesGirls#57369
AilaIrelandGirls—too few
AilaNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
AilaScotlandGirls#15726
AilaUSGirls#827329