Aila
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Aila is a Finnish name meaning “bright light,” with variants such as Aili and Ailie.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
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Usage of Aila in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Aila against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Aila is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Aila in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 329 girls were named Aila, making it the #827 girls' name in the US. Since 1920, 4,268 girls have been named Aila, with the most (378) in 2021. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, New Mexico and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Aila
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Aila, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Aila (Category 1) | 2009 | North Indian Ocean | 120 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Aila
There are 17 towns and villages with Aila in their name, in 10 countries.
🇮🇳 India 5🇲🇦 Morocco 3🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh 1🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 1🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1🇪🇪 Estonia 1🇳🇪 Niger 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Aila | Harjumaa, 🇪🇪 Estonia | 114 | Map |
| Paraje Aila | Mexico City, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Aila | Plateaux, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Aila | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Aila | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Aila | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Aila | Bihar, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Aila | Fes-Meknes, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Aila | Mexico City, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Aila | Benue State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Aila
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Aila in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Aila Tāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Aila songs
One song on Wikidata has Aila in its title:
- Aila Re – Ilaiyaraaja (2005)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Aila as a pet name
FurryName has found 15 dogs named Aila in public pet registers, making it the #3,700 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Victoria (1), Zurich (1). Aila as a dog name →
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