Esila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-see-LAH
- Origin
- Arabic
Esila is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Esila come from?
Arabic: probably the Turkish spelling of Arabic Asila 'noble, genuine'
Is Esila a girl's or a boy's name?
Esila is a girls' name.
How popular is Esila in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Esila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Esila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
Names like Esila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliza, Elena, Aurora, Aria, Maria, Fatima, Eliana, Liyana, Matilda, Amara, Amira, Athena
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Esila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esila, updated 20 October 2026.