Rilla
Rilla was the 12912th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 371st; the most babies were born in 1914 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,891 places. More babies were named Rilla in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,912 girls, down 5,415 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191456 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,659babies recorded
Rilla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,912 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,497 | 15 |
| 2010 | #10,318 | 11 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,988 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,698 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,621 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,340 | 32 |
| 1930 | #1,397 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,027 | 53 |
| 1910 | #875 | 25 |
| 1900 | #508 | 45 |
| 1890 | #466 | 32 |
| 1880 | #417 | 17 |
How popular is Rilla, counting every spelling?
Rilla is a spelling of Ryla, a name family that ranked #1,437 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,912 for Rilla on its own. Together these spellings went to 134 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryla | 91 | #2,074 | 409 |
| Rylah | 27 | #4,966 | 210 |
| Rilla | 7 | #12,912 | 53 |
| Rilah | 9 | #10,746 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rilla?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rilla (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rilla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rilla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rilla?
About 600 people born in the US named Rilla are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 32 and 81. That makes Rilla a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rilla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rilla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rilla
How popular is the name Rilla?
Rilla was the 12912th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 371st; the most babies were born in 1914 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,891 places. More babies were named Rilla in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Rilla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rilla in the US.