Spellings

Ayla or Aila?

In the US in 2025, 82% of babies in this name family were spelled Ayla and 9% Aila. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Ayla already led in 2015, with 80% of the family's births; it has 82% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,514 to 3,824 births (×3).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ayla1,2053,149×3
Aila142329×2
Aylah85170×2
Aiyla2072×4
Aela3561+74%
Aayla2743+59%

How they sound

  • Ayla /ˈeɪlə/ (AY-luh)
  • Aila /ˈaɪlə/ (EYE-luh)
  • Aylah /ˈeɪlə/ (AY-luh)
  • Aiyla /ˈeɪlə/ (AY-luh)
  • Aela /ˈeɪlə/ (AY-luh)
  • Aayla /ˈeɪlə/ (AY-luh)

In France

In France in 2025: Ayla 665 births (#71 among girls), Aila 15 births, Aylah 15 births, Aiyla 5 births and Aela 55 births (#699 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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