Recorded 1893–2023 Girls' name Peak 1926 536 births

Vila — girls' name

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.

1890s171900s531910s971920s1821930s1041940s481950s252020s10
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Vila was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

24 babies were named Vila in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vila

The Social Security Administration has registered 536 babies named Vila between 1893 and 2023, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vila performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Vila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vila in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vila 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 536 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.

Vila at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

536

Since 1893

131 years of records

Peak year

1926

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1893

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1893

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1926)
24
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
0510152025 202319451937193019231916190819001893 5

Vila by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
182 births that decade — 34% of Vila's all-time total
1890s171900s531910s971920s1821930s1041940s481950s252020s10

Vila by state

Where Vila concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
10 1.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
Wisconsin share of Vila's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vila?
536 babies have been named Vila since 1893. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1926 with 24 births.
When was Vila most popular?
Vila was most popular in the 1920s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Vila most popular?
The top states for the name Vila are Wisconsin (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vila been used?
Vila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 131 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vilma, Villa, Vilda, Viletta, 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, 1893–2023 (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.