Ayla
Ayla is a common feminine Turkish given name.
Meaning & Origin of Ayla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayla is a common feminine Turkish given name.
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The Story of Ayla
Ayla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 3,337 Aylas were born — ranking #69 that year. As of 2026, Ayla ranks #69 for baby girls with 3,337 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 41K Aylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Ayla
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ayla (producer) [Ingo Kunzi] (born 1966), German producer and DJ.
- Ayla Akat Ata (born 1976), lawyer and politician.
- Ayla Aksu (born 1996), Turkish-American tennis player.
- Ayla Algan (1937–2024), Turkish film/stage actress and singer.
- Ayla Arslancan (1936–2015), Turkish actress.
- Ayla Brown (born 1988), American artist and former NCAA basketball player.
- Ayla Dikmen (1944–1990), Turkish singer.
- Ayla Erduran (1934–2025), Turkish violin player.
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Names that sound like Ayla
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About the name Ayla
Ayla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 41K births in the dataset. Ayla's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #69. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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