Ayla

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ayla is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Turkish given name255K records spelled Ayla8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Azerbaijan, United States, Netherlands

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uzbek

  Also written Aylâ, Aylā, Àyla, Aylå

• English given name131K records spelled Ayla21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Australia, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Western Frisian

  Also written Ay'La, Aylâ, Ãÿlā, Aýla, Aýĺä

• French given name15K records spelled Ayla9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Aylâ, Aylã, Ãÿlā, Aÿla, Ãÿla

• Norwegian Bokmål given name3.3K records spelled Ayla7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, United States, Sweden

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Aylá, Ãylã

• Kazakh given name2.7K records spelled Ayla78 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Kazakhstan, Albania, Russia, Slovenia

  Languages: Kazakh, Albanian, Russian

  Also written Ajla, Аила, Айла, Ајла, Ило

• Finnish given name956 records spelled Ayla5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Slovenia, Türkiye, United States

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Aÿlä, Ãÿla

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ayla is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, Modern given name inspired by an American literary heroine; origin unclear.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Turkish, 1. Ayın ve bazı yıldızların dolayındaki ışık çevresi, ay ağılı, hale. 2. Bazı kutsal kişilerin başı etrafında gösterilen ışık çevresi.

  as a word·TDK Kişi Adları Sözlüğü (official Turkish given-name dictionary)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 49 years between 1963–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Ayla Karacab. 1933TRTurkish-Greek actor (1933–2021)
• Ayla Erduranb. 1934TRTurkish violinist (1934–2025)
• Ayla Alganb. 1936TRTurkish actor and singer (1937–2024)
• Ayla Kutlub. 1938TRTurkish writer (born 1938)
• Ayla Çelikb. 1973TRTurkish singer-songwriter (born 1973)
• Ayla Akat Atab. 1976TRTurkish statesperson (born 1976)
• Ayla Kellb. 1990USactress, dancer
• Ayla Huserb. 1992CHbadminton player
• Ayla Ågrenb. 1993NOracing driver with dual citizenship of Norway and Sweden
• Ayla Aksub. 1996TRTurkish tennis player (born 1996)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 848 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ayla?

We estimate roughly 105 thousand people bear Ayla (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Ayla have the most bearers?

We estimate about 65 thousand people bear Ayla in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled ayla.

Where is Ayla most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Ayla is densest in Finland — about 1 in 515 people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

How common is Ayla compared with other names?

In Brazil, Ayla is the 924th most common given name of 536,280 given names recorded there.

Is Ayla a male or female name?

Ayla is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Ayla mean?

Recorded meaning: Turkish, 'moonlight' or 'halo'; sometimes linked to Hebrew Ilah.