Aila

Aila: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“holy; blessed”
Origin
Finnish
Say it
EYE-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Finland and elsewhere, often as a variant of Aili. It is also sometimes used as a form related to the French name Eila or as a modern cross-cultural spelling.

How popular is Aila?

2024106 per million US babies
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Babies named Aila in 2024354

2024 rank#793 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18803,938

Aila is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aila

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Eilatorchbearer · Finnish
  • Laurifrom Laurentum; laurel · Finnish

Aila questions

What does the name Aila mean?

Aila means "holy; blessed". It comes from Finnish. Used in Finland and elsewhere, often as a variant of Aili. It is also sometimes used as a form related to the French name Eila or as a modern cross-cultural spelling.

Is Aila a boy or girl name?

Aila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aila?

354 US babies were named Aila in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Aila?

Aila is usually pronounced EYE-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.