Ayala
Girl · a-YAH-la · Hebrew
Ayala is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gazelle, doe”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 2,354th for girls in the US (77 babies).
What does Ayala mean?
Hebrew
“gazelle, doe”
Modern Hebrew name; Ayala is also a well-known Spanish surname of Basque origin.
- Say it
- a-YAH-la
Is Ayala a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayala is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 77 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayala in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Ayala, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ayala in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Ayala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Ayala in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,354among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 77 girls in the US were named Ayala, making it the 2,354th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,682nd. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had the most girls named Ayala of any year since it first appeared, in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Ayala in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #2,354 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,848 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,682 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 47 | #3,345 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
Names like Ayala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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