Entry № 0032 · Northern Sami origin

Áile Áile — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EYE-leh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Northern Sami

Meaning

"Sacred, holy"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Sami)

The meaning

A name that means "sacred, holy".

Áile is a Northern Sami name — the Sami form of Helga or related to áillás, "sacred." Used widely among the Sami people of northern Scandinavia.

Áile Javo (born 1944) is the Sami politician and former president of the Sami Council.

Sacred. The Sami form of holy.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Áile

Transliteration: Áile
Pronunciation: / ˈaɪ.lə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Áile stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Áile · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Áiles before her.

Real people

Áile Javo

Sami politician.

born 1944

In fiction

Áile

Common in Sami stories.

Names connected to Áile.

Numerology

The number behind Áile.

The Nurturer

Áile reduces to six — the number of Sami sacred grace.

Parents on Áile

Why families chose this name.

"Sacred in Northern Sami. Four letters. Áile."

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