Given name & surname
Ayla
“from the oak tree”
Ayla is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38,040
- 0 boys · 38,040 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 3,253 babies
- 2025
- 3,149
- #77 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +80%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,149 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 77 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 79.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (432). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,202 as a first name in 2020; 202 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ayla’s family of names
Ayla has a related form in Aylin. Ayla has a related form in Aylene. Ayla has a related form in Aylah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aylinvariant
- Aylahvariant
- Aylanavariant
- Ayleevariant
- Aylenevariant
- Aylannavariant
- Aylievariant
- Aylenavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ayla
- Ayla ErduranTurkish violinist (1934–2025)
- Ayla Kellactress, dancerborn 1990
- Ayla AlganTurkish actor and singer (1937–2024)1936–2024
- Ayla Akat AtaTurkish statesperson (born 1976)
- Ayla AksuTurkish tennis player (born 1996)
- Ayla ÇelikTurkish singer-songwriter (born 1973)
- Ayla BrownAmerican singerborn 1988
- Ayla MalikPakistani politicianborn 1970
- Ayla ArslancanTurkish actor (1936–2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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