Ayla

Ayla \ay-la, ayl-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ayla is pronounced EY-Laa- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Ayla: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Ayla?

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Ayla's origin is English, and its use, English and Turkish. The name was coined by Jean M. Auel for the heroine of his novel The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980). In the novel, Ayla is the result of the Neanderthals' atttempts to pronounce the Cro-Magnon heroine's real name, which is not stated by the author. The popularity of the name in the USA stems from its origin in literature. Ayla has 15 derivatives that are used in both English and foreign languages. English derivatives of the name comprise nicknames for Ala, nicknames for Aya, name Ayala origin, Aylah name, baby name Aylana, Aylanna name, Aylea definition, name Aylee meaning, name Ayleen origin, Ayleena name popularity, Aylena meaning, short names for Aylene, and name Aylie. Another English form is the spelling variant baby name Aila. The Hebrew nicknames for Aylin is a derivative of Ayla that is used in foreign languages.

Ayla is used predominantly in the German and Turkish languages. Its origin is Turkish. The meaning here is moonlight, halo. Ayla is a derivative of the Hebrew Ayala meaning and origin. Ayla a derivative of the Hebrew name Elah. Ayla is rather popular as a baby girl name, and it considered fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.059% of baby girls were given the name Ayla. It was #264 in rank then. In 2010, its usage was 0.047% and its ranking #351, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. In 2010, Ayla was used 79% more than the next most popular name, Aylin name variations.

List of baby names that sound like Ayla:

Ailee name popularity, meaning of Ailey (English), name Aili origin (Scottish, English, and Finnish), name Ailie (English and Scottish), Ailli definition, Aillie name popularity (Gaelic), name Aily (English), name Ailya meaning, Aley definition (English), Aleya meaning, name Aleyah, Aly meaning and origin (English), Aylah name variations, name Aylee, Aylie name variations, Cheyla meaning and origin (English), Eilidh name (Scottish and Gaelic), short names for Elah (Hebrew), Eleele meaning (Hawaiian), and name Eleigh meaning.

The baby name Ayla fun facts:

The name Ayla in reverse order is "Alya".

The numerological value of the name Ayla is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ayla?

Ayla is in the top names in USA.