Entry № 184 · Other origin

Aila Aila — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EYE-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Dawn (Finnish-Sami foundational + Aila Meriluoto poet)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Finnish)

A name that means "dawn (finnish-sami foundational + aila meriluoto poet)".

Aila is from the Finnish Aila — variant of Aili / Helga — from Old Norse heilagr (holy, blessed); also Finnish Sami aila (dawn). A modern American baby name in the broader Finnish-Sami heritage aesthetic. Aila is one of the foundational Finnish + Sami feminine names. Notable bearer: Aila Meriluoto (1924-2019) — foundational Finnish poet + Finlandia Prize 2018 lifetime achievement + author of foundational Lasimaalaus (The Stained Glass Window, 1946, debut at age 22 — foundational post-war Finnish-language poetry collection); Aila Talvi — foundational Finnish actress + Finnish National Theatre figure. Foundational Finnish + Sami feminine name reflecting Finnic-Lappish heritage + the foundational Finnish post-war literary renaissance + Sami Indigenous Northern European naming tradition.

Featured throughout Finnish heritage.

Dawn / holy (Finnish-Sami). Foundational Finnish feminine + Aila Meriluoto foundational Finnish poet + Lasimaalaus debut 1946 age 22 (foundational post-war Finnish-language poetry) + Finlandia Prize 2018 + Sami Indigenous Northern European naming.

The name in its native script.

Aila
Transliteration
Aila
Pronunciation
/ ˈaɪ.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Aila stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Aila · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Ailas before her.

Real people
Aila Meriluoto
Finnish poet + Lasimaalaus 1946 + Finlandia Prize 2018.
1924 – 2019
In fiction
Aila
Finnish-Sami dawn.

Names connected to Aila.

The number behind Aila.

5

The Free Spirit

Aila reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Finnish Aila. Four letters. Aila."
Inkeri · Mother of one · Helsinki