girl's name
Aela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,370
Northern Ireland
#383
2018 births
Aela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Aela over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 265 |
| 2010s | 495 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 405 |
How popular is Aela?
In 2025, Aela was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Aela is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aëla | Aëla is Aela written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #716. | 485 |
| Aéla | Aéla is a rare spelling of Aela, written with an acute accent and recorded about 145 times, mostly in France. | 145 |
Names that peaked alongside Aela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aela
How popular is the name Aela?
In 2025, Aela was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aela a girl's or a boy's name?
Aela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aela most popular?
Aela peaked in 2024, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aela currently ranks #397 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.