Aila

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Finnish

Meaning

Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, meaning "holy, blessed". In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong place". It is also a variant spelling of the Turkish name Ayla and the Hebrew name Eilah.

From Wikipedia

Aila first appears in the data in 1920 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 378 babies (rank #752 that year). In 2024 it was given to 354 girls (rank #793). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Aila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Aila yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3,938
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
378
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19206#4,404
19847#8,167
19879#7,362
19887#9,257
19898#8,772
19916#11,526
19926#11,758
19948#9,599
19956#11,809
19979#9,041
199814#6,726
199912#7,732
200020#5,494
200124#4,835
200221#5,448
200328#4,542
200442#3,491
200540#3,647
200668#2,633
200778#2,418
2008110#1,913
200988#2,227
2010109#1,860
2011126#1,672
2012158#1,445
2013105#1,901
2014131#1,634
2015142#1,550
2016155#1,479
2017170#1,360
2018210#1,155
2019270#967
2020293#900
2021378#752
2022355#796
2023365#769
2024354#793