US rank #2912 Girls' name Peak 2022 817 births

Aayla — #2912 US girls' name

817 babies named Aayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1152010s3672020s335
#2912
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Aayla was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

75 babies were named Aayla in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 817 babies named Aayla between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aayla currently holds the #2912 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aayla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 367 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aayla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aayla in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aayla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 817 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

817

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,912

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
75
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062005 10

Aayla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
367 births that decade — 45% of Aayla's all-time total
2000s1152010s3672020s335

Aayla by state

Where Aayla concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 6.7%
#2 Texas
17 2.1%
#3 Florida
7 0.9%
#4 Indiana
6 0.7%
#5 Arizona
5 0.6%
#6 Michigan
5 0.6%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#8 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Aayla's total US births 6.7%
Even split

55 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Aayla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aayla?
817 babies have been named Aayla since 2005. It currently ranks #2912 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 75 births.
When was Aayla most popular?
Aayla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 367 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Aayla most popular?
The top states for the name Aayla are California (55 births), Texas (17 births), Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Aayla been used?
Aayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aayat, Aayra, Aayushi, Aayana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.