Aila is a Finnish name, a form of the Scandinavian Helga, which means "holy" or "blessed"; it is also used as a spelling of the Turkish Ayla, "moonlight" or "halo of the moon". The two-syllable sound links it to Isla, Ayla and Aria. Aila entered the US top 1000 in 2019, peaked at number 752 in 2021 and ranks number 827 in 2025.