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Aila

“Holy, blessed; from the strong place” — Finnish, Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #827 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Aila has appeared in US records since 1920 — best rank #752 (2021) · 4,268 babies named Aila all-time · 1 in 5,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #49 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ailas

• Aila Meriluoto — Finnish poet, author and translator (1924-2019)
• Aila Paloniemi — Finnish politician
• Aila Flöjt — Finnish ski orienteer
• Aila Keto — Australian environmentalist
• Aila Winkler — Croatian-American tennis player

In stories & tradition

• Aila — episode 1 of Snödrömmar · episode 2 of Snödrömmar

What Ailas become

Among 56 notable people named Aila:

Political leaders appear 3.13× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aila Paloniemi, Finnish politician.

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