Aylah is a spelling of Ayla, a name with two separate roots: in Turkish it means "moonlight" or "halo of the moon", and in Hebrew it is a form of Elah, "oak tree". The added h gives the name the look of Leilah and Aaliyah. Aylah had fewer than five births a year in 2000, stood at number 2215 in 2015, reached number 1149 in 2021 and ranks number 1310 in 2025.