Girls' name · since 1880

Rilla

Rilla has 2,659 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,882 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,939 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,659
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

Rilla currently ranks #11939 among girls' names in America, with 2,659 babies recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Rilla recorded 2,659 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #11939 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #3,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,939 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,659 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilla ranks #3,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,939 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,659 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#3,882 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,939 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,659
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30.9%
Rilla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rilla's 2,659 recorded births place it above 94.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Rilla compares

2,659 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Rilla's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rilla Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,659 376 567,345
Peak-year births 56 21 19,840

Rilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rilla splits its recorded history at 1935: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1914)
56
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0204060 188018941908192219361950196420122025 7

Rilla by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (381 births, 14% of the file).

1910s was Rilla's strongest decade.

381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Rilla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 381 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rilla 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 Rilla's total volume

Rilla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -76, 4.2%-54, 5.9%-50, 5.8%-69, 3.5%-58, 3.2%-61, 2.7%-49, 13%-58, 7.4%-56, 4.9%-125, 2.3%-27, 22.5%-50, 5%-55, 4.2%-139, 2.1%-71, 4%Rilla-146, 2.1%Rilla
Rilla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rilla by state

Where Rilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Rilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
92 3.5%
#2 Alabama
66 2.5%
#3 Missouri
11 0.4%
#4 California
10 0.4%
#5 Texas
7 0.3%
#6 Mississippi
6 0.2%
Georgia share of Rilla's total US births 3.5%
Even split

92 of 2,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rilla? ▼
2,659 babies have been named Rilla since 1880. All-time, it sits at #3,882 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #11,939 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1914 with 56 births.
Where does Rilla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilla ranks #3,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,939 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rilla most popular? ▼
Rilla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 381 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Rilla most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Rilla are Georgia (92 births), Alabama (66 births), Missouri (11 births).
How long has the name Rilla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rilla since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riley, Rileigh, Rilynn, Rilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rilla's data

  • Rilla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (381 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Rillas (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rilla

Nearby Names Like Rilla

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rilla

Riley Girl
#48 141,960 births
Rileigh Girl
#5174 3,832 births
Rilynn Girl
#1650 3,660 births
Rilee Girl
#5992 3,324 births
Rilyn Girl
#4519 1,279 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Rilla

Libbie #11938
2,513 births · Peak 1915
Iola #11940
9,659 births · Peak 1918
Missouri #11937
1,602 births · Peak 1889
Eddie #11941
15,760 births · Peak 1922
Idella #11936
6,554 births · Peak 1921
Letta #11942
782 births · Peak 1971
Retta #11935
3,399 births · Peak 1922
Sula #11943
1,404 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Rilla 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.