Ayla

Ayla was the #77 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,149 babies), and #42 in England & Wales and #38 in Canada.

Ayla as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#77 (3,149)	#42 (980)	#41 (93)	#82 (26)	#39 (112)	#38 (487)	#43 (146)	#37 (144)
2024	#69 (3,253)	#47 (922)	#39 (90)	#75 (27)	#54 (100)	#44 (464)	#41 (147)	#43 (136)
2023	#106 (2,561)	#54 (817)	#54 (77)	#126 (16)	#60 (94)	#62 (374)	#52 (128)	#32 (137)
2022	#98 (2,758)	#51 (921)	#43 (96)	#103 (21)	#65 (82)	#62 (396)	#39 (160)	#52 (117)
2021	#108 (2,581)	#67 (793)	#43 (102)	#75 (29)	#83 (68)	#67 (386)	#46 (163)	#39 (144)
2020	#131 (2,025)	#70 (744)	#43 (96)	#103 (20)	#111 (46)	#69 (358)	#56 (123)	#45 (131)
2019	#162 (1,747)	#84 (631)	#48 (93)	#107 (20)	#117 (47)	#86 (300)	#64 (105)	#44 (128)
2018	#190 (1,587)	#95 (556)	#66 (68)	#151 (14)	#255 (18)	#104 (260)	#59 (113)	#63 (84)
2017	#233 (1,358)	#106 (517)	#62 (72)	#239 (7)	#172 (30)	#106 (248)	#83 (87)	#77 (72)
2016	#258 (1,237)	#128 (449)	#77 (65)	#137 (16)	#208 (23)	#158 (191)	#87 (81)	#62 (83)
2015	#265 (1,205)	#143 (390)	#77 (66)	#144 (16)	#264 (19)	#122 (252)	#83 (89)	#97 (50)
2014	#277 (1,188)	#165 (333)	#68 (77)	#278 (6)	#291 (17)	#156 (203)	#97 (69)	#77 (66)
2013	#289 (1,110)	#172 (304)	#85 (57)	#234 (8)	#220 (25)	#178 (184)	#92 (72)	—
2012	#250 (1,295)	#194 (257)	#99 (50)	#229 (8)	#280 (18)	#161 (200)	—	—
2011	#347 (925)	#270 (181)	#99 (45)	#363 (4)	#465 (9)	#181 (179)	—	—

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2024 at #69.
Rising over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1963.

How common is it?

about 1 in 510 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 510	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 260	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 190	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 280	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 190	very common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 310	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Ayla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 470 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 410 to 1 in 540.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ayla (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

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#35	219
Quebec	2025	#59	88

Ayla (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.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Ayla	Canada	Girls	#38	487
Ayla	England & Wales	Girls	#42	980
Ayla	Ireland	Girls	#39	112
Ayla	Northern Ireland	Girls	#82	26
Ayla	NSW	Girls	#43	146
Ayla	Scotland	Girls	#41	93
Ayla	US	Girls	#77	3,149
Ayla	VIC	Girls	#37	144