Names like Ayla
In 2025, 3,149 girls born in the US were named Ayla, #77 among girls' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 1987 and reached the top 100 in 2022.
Its best rank was #69, in 2024.
The most births in one year were 3,253, in 2024.
Births rose 161% from 1,205 in 2015.
For all 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1982 or later (Ayla's began in 1987).
Ayla's rank every ten years
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- 1990#806
- 2000#863
- 2010#350
- 2020#131
- 2025#77
— outside the top 1,000
12 girl names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Ayla's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.