Unisex name · since 1955
Aquila
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 760 babies named Aquila, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aquila currently ranks #13428 among unisex names in America, with 760 babies recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Aquila recorded 760 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #13428 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #9,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 760 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aquila ranks #9,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 760 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aquila's 760 recorded births place it above 87.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aquila compares
760 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aquila's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aquila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 760 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aquila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aquila splits its recorded history at 1995: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aquila popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Aquila popularity over time - boys
141 total births recorded since 1977 (Aquila as boys' name)
Aquila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (216 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Aquila's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Aquila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
194 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 216 births (28% of all-time use).
How Aquila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aquila's total volume
Aquila by state
Where Aquila concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
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What to do with Aquila's data
- Aquila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Aquilas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aquila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aquila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.