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How popular is the name Aela?
Births per year, rank history and how many Aelas are alive today.
Aela (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Ayla in England and Wales, ranked 3705th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2024, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1541st most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2014, with 17 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2024; the 2025 figure is roughly 30% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Ayla you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Aylas born in England and Wales are between 3 and 11, and there are at least 11,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 3.4% chance that at least one of them will be called Ayla.
How many babies are named Aela each year?
Includes all spellings: Aela, Aila, Ayla, Eila. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Aela spelling rank?
Where does the Aila spelling rank?
Where does the Ayla spelling rank?
Where does the Eila spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Aela most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Ayla, peaked in 2025, when 1,067 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Aela spelling itself peaked in 2024, with 20 babies.
How many people are called Aela?
At least 11,000 people named Aela in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Aela?
Most living Aelas are between 3 and 11; the most common age is about 2.
Is Aela becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.