#7932024 rank
2021peak year
3,783babies named Aila since 1880
▲ +31%5-year trend
Aila popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Aila mean?
A Finnish name, generally taken as a form of Helga, from Old Norse heilagr, 'holy, blessed'. Short, cross-cultural and simple, it travels easily between languages.
OriginFinnish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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