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Aila

girl name
Origin
Scottish
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Isla, from the Scottish river name

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aila peaked in the 2020s.

Popularity in Brazil

29,647 people · the #831 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 6,849 · median age 4

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Aila living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 14,495 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Aila

Most people given the name Aila in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Aila deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Aila truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Aila fits with your family’s names and surname.

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