Total births
55
Girls' name · since 2012
Ayela
Ayela has 55 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16856
- among girls today
- 55
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
55 babies have been named Ayela since 2012, making it today's #16856 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ayela recorded 55 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #16856 nationally today, ahead of 5% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #16856 among girls today
- 55 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ayela is currently the #16856 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 55 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16856
- among girls today
- 55
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Ayela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16856
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Ayela was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ayela in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Ayela compares
55 16th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ayela's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayela | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ayela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayela splits its recorded history at 2021: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#16,856
Active since
2012
Ayela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Ayela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ayela's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ayela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ayela? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 55 babies named Ayela. Today it holds rank #16856 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 9 births.
When was Ayela most popular? ▼
Ayela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Ayela been used? ▼
Ayela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayesha, Ayelet, Ayelen, Ayeza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ayela
Nearby Names Like Ayela
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ayela
Ayesha Girl
#1370 6,696 births
Ayelet Girl
#5051 979 births
Ayelen Girl
#3113 783 births
Ayeza Girl
#4384 272 births
Ayeisha Girl
137 births
Compare Ayela side by side: Ayela vs Ayesha Ayela vs Ayelet Ayela vs Ayelen
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ayela: #16856 Girls' Name - 55 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ayela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ayela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.