Recorded 1888–1939 Girls' name Peak 1915 175 births

Arilla — girls' name

175 babies named Arilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s61900s321910s691920s371930s26
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Arilla was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

11 babies were named Arilla in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Arilla between 1888 and 1939, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arilla performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arilla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arilla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 175 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arilla at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

175

Since 1888

52 years of records

Peak year

1915

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1888

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1939

Arilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1888

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1915)
11
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 19391933192319171912190718911888 5

Arilla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
69 births that decade — 39% of Arilla's all-time total
1880s51890s61900s321910s691920s371930s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arilla?
175 babies have been named Arilla since 1888. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1915 with 11 births.
When was Arilla most popular?
Arilla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Arilla been used?
Arilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 52 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Arilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.