Aayla
Girl name · #3566 in 2025 · Uniqueness 82/100
In 2025, 43 baby girls were named Aayla, placing it at #3566 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 girls born in 2025 was named Aayla.
The 20-year story
Aayla first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 75 babies and a rank of #2425. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aayla per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aayla in class?
Aayla scores 82 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Aayla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aayla is most common
State-level data for Aayla is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Aayla
Statistically, parents drawn to Aayla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amyla, Aiyla, Azayla, Vayla, and Anyla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aayla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3517 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2442 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2425 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2416 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2890 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3559 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3719 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3645 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3523 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4107 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6091 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5142 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4811 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aayla a popular girl name?
Aayla ranked #3566 among girls in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Aayla most popular?
Aayla peaked in 2022, when 75 American girls received the name (ranked #2425 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aayla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American girls was named Aayla. It scores 82/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.