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Aela

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What official birth registration shows about Aela: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #1541 to #5556.20082013201720212025#1541#5556
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900
2006#3116
2007#5201
2008#5545
2009#5556
2011#2893
2012#4171
2013#4739
2014#1702
2015#2705
2016#3609
2017#1995
2018#2901
2019#3151
2020#5493
2021#2341
2022#2488
2023#1640
2024#1541
2025#3705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 20 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

In 2024: #384 among girls in Scotland, #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1999–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2018

    Highest recorded position: #296 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2018).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #296 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Aela's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#37056HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#154120HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#248810HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#199514HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#27059HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#41715HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3614HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2965HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#6285HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5127HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5247HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#6415HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#6245HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3848HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Aela is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Aela, between 1999 and 2025, in 24 of those 27 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2011Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: highest position in 2017ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419992025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1999–202520#1541 in 2024
Republic of Ireland2003–202318#510 in 2011
Northern Ireland2017–20182#296 in 2017
Scotland20241#384 in 2024

Its high point came 13 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2011) than in England and Wales (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1999; it appears again in 2003.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Aela

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1999–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #296 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.