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Girl name

Aela

100% girls · 61 born in 2025

Aela has been given to about 708 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 704
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 64
  • Born in 202561
  • All time708
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Aela?

Its best year was 2024, when 64 babies were given the name, ranking 2694th. The typical living American called Aela is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Indiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Aela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adela0.85
  2. Kaela0.85
  3. Adella0.82
  4. Angela0.75
  5. Pamela0.75
  6. Lela0.76
  7. Ayla0.76
  8. Aila0.76

Middle names for Aela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aela Josephine0.84
  2. Aela Rose0.83
  3. Aela Louise0.83
  4. Aela June0.82
  5. Aela Pearl0.82
  6. Aela Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Aela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.92
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.92
  3. Westynbrother · 0.91
  4. Laylanisister · 0.91
  5. Elowensister · 0.91
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.90

Where Aela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Indiana0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aela White0.78
  2. Aela Reyes0.78
  3. Aela Nguyen0.78
  4. Aela Moore0.78
  5. Aela Lee0.78
  6. Aela Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aela

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Aela across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.