girl's name
Aylah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,091
Northern Ireland
#488
2022 births
Aylah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 213 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,502 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Aylah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 294 |
| 2010s | 920 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,073 |
How popular is Aylah?
In 2025, Aylah was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aylah 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.
Names that peaked alongside Aylah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aylah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aylah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aylah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aylah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aylah
How popular is the name Aylah?
In 2025, Aylah was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aylah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aylah most popular?
Aylah peaked in 2021, when 213 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aylah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aylah currently ranks #601 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.