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Aela

Girl

Meaning of Aela: Breton: 'angel'

Aela is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2668th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2668

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

708

First recorded 2006 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 39 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 55 babies2022: 52 babies2023: 60 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Aela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 64.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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