Ayla
Ayla is a common feminine Turkish given name.
- Hebrew
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Literature
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Literature
- English
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 3,337 births, good for #69 nationwide. About 48% of every Ayla on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ayla ranks #69 for baby girls with 3,337 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). All told, over 41K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ayla
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ayla. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ayla is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.