What Does the Name Ayla Mean?

Ayla is a girl's name of Turkish (also Hebrew) origin meaning “halo/moonlight (Turkish); oak/terebinth tree (Hebrew).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Ayla
Gender	female
Origin	Turkish (also Hebrew)
Meaning	halo/moonlight (Turkish); oak/terebinth tree (Hebrew)
Variants	Aila, Ayleen, Ayda, Aylah
Popularity	Rose rapidly in the U.S. in the 2010s into the top 200; also popular in Turkey and Europe.

The meaning and origin of Ayla

The name Ayla means “halo/moonlight (Turkish); oak/terebinth tree (Hebrew)” and has Turkish (also Hebrew) origins. Ayla is a Turkish name meaning 'halo of light around the moon' (from ay, 'moon'). A separate Hebrew name Ayla means 'oak/terebinth tree' and is also linked to 'doe.'

Variants and related names

Ayla is related to several other names you may recognize: Aila, Ayleen, Ayda, Aylah. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Ayla?

Rose rapidly in the U.S. in the 2010s into the top 200; also popular in Turkey and Europe.

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