Girls' name · since 1893
Vila
536 babies named Vila in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vila sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 536 recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vila has been recorded 536 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2023.
- #11,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 536 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vila ranks #11,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 536 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vila's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Vila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vila's full recorded timeline at 1925, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2023
- Peak year (1926)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Vila by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (182 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Vila's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Vila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
182 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 182 births (34% of all-time use).
How Vila 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 Vila's total volume
Vila by state
Where Vila concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
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What to do with Vila's data
- Vila's decade-level peak was the 1920s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Vilas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1893–2023 (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 Vila 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.