Aulay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AW-lay
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
Big in Scotland
Aulay is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “ancestor's descendant”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Aulay mean?
Old Norse: Scottish form of Olaf, via Gaelic Amhlaidh
“ancestor's descendant”
A Scottish Gaelic form of Olaf, which also gave the surname MacAulay.
Is Aulay a girl's or a boy's name?
Aulay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aulay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Aulay, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aulay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Aulay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 2 | #5,689 |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
Names like Aulay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arthur Ronnie Sonny Albie Oakley Arlo Archie Austin Ali Colby Teddy Alfred
More Old Norse names
Freya Ralph Eric Astrid Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aulay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aulay, updated 20 October 2026.