lˈaɪk ðə nˈɪɹbaɪ ˈeɪəlz ˈaɪs ʃˈɛlf, ðə mˈaʊntɪn wʌz nˈeɪmd baɪ ðə dʒˌɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɜːveɪ ʌv kˈænədə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv fɔːɹ ˈædəm ˈeɪəlz, ɐ pˈɛɾi ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ˌɔnbˈoːɹd ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs ɐlˈɜːt, hˌuː wʌz sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹktɪk ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ nˈɛɹz.
Like the nearby Ayles Ice Shelf, the mountain was named by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1965 for Adam Ayles, a petty officer  on-board HMS Alert, who was serving in the British Arctic Expedition under George Nares.