Will my child share the name Ayla with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 980 UK babies named Ayla per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayla in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Ayla becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Ayla is at its highest recorded position — #42 in 2025, with 980 births. In 2020 it ranked #70.

Is Ayla popular in the US as well as the UK?

Ayla is more popular in the UK (#47) than in the US (#69). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.

Who are some famous people named Ayla?

Notable people named Ayla include: Ayla Malik, Ayla Aksu and Ayla Kell.

Is Ayla a popular baby name in the United States?

Ayla ranks #69 in the US (2024), comfortably inside the American top 100.

👧 Girl's name ⭐ Popular UK #42

Ayla

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Ayla is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #42 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.

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UK Rank 2025

#42

US Rank #77

About the Name Ayla

Ayla has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #47. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 7 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.

Ayla is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Ayla on the register.

In the US it sits at #69 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.

⭐ Famous People Named Ayla

Ayla Malik — Ayla Malik is a Pakistani politician and journalist.
Ayla Aksu — Ayla Aksu is a Turkish tennis player.
Ayla Kell — Ayla Kell is an American actress.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.