Ayla - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Ayla \a(y)-la\ is pronounced AY-lah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "deer or gazelle". Variant of Ayala. Literary: Ayla is the heroine of Jean Auel's "Clan of the Cave Bear" series.

Baby names that sound like Ayla are Aila, Alla and Ala. Other similar baby names are Arla, Aya, Ayda, Byla, Kyla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Tyla and Xyla.

Ayla is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ayla. Click here to compare Ayla with related baby names.