Twila
Twila was the 3512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 1960 (304). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,506 places. More babies were named Twila in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,512 girls, up 2,144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960304 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,922babies recorded
Twila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,512 | 44 |
| 2020 | #5,656 | 22 |
| 2010 | #7,859 | 16 |
| 2000 | #5,927 | 19 |
| 1990 | #3,708 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,642 | 71 |
| 1970 | #902 | 147 |
| 1960 | #563 | 304 |
| 1950 | #707 | 149 |
| 1940 | #580 | 146 |
| 1930 | #528 | 166 |
| 1920 | #615 | 135 |
| 1910 | #1,063 | 18 |
| 1900 | #964 | 16 |
| 1890 | #1,331 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Twila, counting every spelling?
Twila is a spelling of Twyla, a name family that ranked #1,746 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,512 for Twila on its own. Together these spellings went to 100 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twyla | 56 | #2,995 | 272 |
| Twila | 44 | #3,512 | 171 |
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 Twila?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Twila (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Twila 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Twila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Twila?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Twila are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 52 and 73. That makes Twila a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Twila by state
How common Twila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Twila
How popular is the name Twila?
Twila was the 3512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 1960 (304). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,506 places. More babies were named Twila in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Twila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Twila in the US.
Where is Twila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Twila was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.