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 [ syll. ay-la, ayl-a ] The girl name Ayla is pronounced EY-Lah KEY. 1: Ayla is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. 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. 2: Ayla is used predominantly in the German and Turkish languages. Its origin is Turkish. The meaning here is moonlight, halo. Ayla is a form of the Hebrew Ayala. Ayla is also a form of the Hebrew Elah. Ayla is rather popular as a baby girl name, and it is also considered 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 2008, its usage was 0.038% and its ranking #406, and it was the most commonly used out of all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Ayla include Aila (English and Finnish), Ala (Polish), Ailey (English), Aili (English and Finnish), Ailie (Scottish), Aillie (Gaelic), Aily (English), Ela (Polish), Elah (Hebrew), Eleele (Hawaiian), Ella (English, Scandinavian, and Italian), Ellee (English), Elli (English and German), Ellie (English and Scottish), Elly (English and Dutch), Aile (Turkish), Ailinn (Portuguese), Ale (Lithuanian), Alea (English), and Aleah (English). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ayla: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
