Aela
Girl · AY-la · Modern
Aela is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).
What does Aela mean?
Modern: modern name, perhaps a spelling of Ayla
Also the name of Aela the Huntress, a character in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
- Say it
- AY-la
Is Aela a girl's or a boy's name?
Aela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 61 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Aela, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 28 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Aela than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Aela in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,360 girls in the UK were given Aela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #37, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Aela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,666 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,497 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 2 | #7,447 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Aela in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Aela, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,850th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Aela in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,089 girls in the US were given Aela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #2,778 for this spelling alone.
Aela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,694 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,823 |
| 2022 | 52 | #3,123 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,219 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
Names like Aela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayra Orla Isla Nova Myla Lyra Maeva Mila Arabella Eira Luna Fiadh
Other spellings of Aela
Ayla Aila Aylah Aiyla Ajla Eila Aaila Ailah Aayla Aylla Aiylah Eilah
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