Rilla Girl
How popular is Rilla?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Rilla in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
668living people named Rilla (est.)
73median age of people named Rilla
2,659babies named Rilla since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Rilla popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 4338 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,476 in 2015, #7,208 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1914 (56 girls) |
| Highest rank | #360 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rilla counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ryla family of names ranked #1,303 for girls in 2025 (#1,109 the year before), with 134 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Rilla by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 244 | #360 |
| 1890s | 346 | #399 |
| 1900s | 271 | #504 |
| 1910s | 381 | #769 |
| 1920s | 379 | #1,021 |
| 1930s | 319 | #1,144 |
| 1940s | 283 | #1,313 |
| 1950s | 175 | #1,739 |
| 1960s | 79 | #3,691 |
| 1970s | 23 | #6,898 |
| 1990s | 6 | #11,771 |
| 2000s | 17 | #13,601 |
| 2010s | 68 | #9,476 |
| 2020s | 68 | #7,208 |
Girl names about as popular as Rilla
Questions
- Is Rilla a boy or girl name?
- Rilla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rilla were girls.
- How popular is the name Rilla?
- 7 baby girls were named Rilla in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Rilla most popular?
- Rilla peaked in 1914, when 56 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #360 in 1881.
- How many people are named Rilla?
- 2,659 babies have been named Rilla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 668 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.