Aila

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

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

Aila is near its high-water mark: it reached #752 in 2021 and still ranked #827 in 2025. About 4,300 girls have carried it since 1920. In Hawaii it runs about 10× its national rate and ranks #86. Together with its spelling variant Aiyla (#2458), Aila would rank around #703 with about 400 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Aila and Aiyla.

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 57 notable people named Aila:

Political leaders appear 3.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aila Paloniemi, Finnish politician.

Similar names: Aiyla · Saoirse · Aylah · Zayla · Finnley · Ayleen

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