Girls' name · since 1885
Villa
Villa has 722 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 722
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Villa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 722 recorded since 1885.
Villa has 722 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1967.
- #9,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 722 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Villa ranks #9,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 722 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 722
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Villa's 722 recorded births place it above 87.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maine.
Villa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Villa's full recorded timeline at 1923, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Villa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1967
- Peak year (1915)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Villa popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1914 (Villa as boys' name)
Villa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (140 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Villa's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Villa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 35
1880s
35 births
- 1890s
1890s
79 births
- 1900s
1900s
92 births
- 1910s
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
140 births
- 1930s
1930s
105 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 140 births (19% of all-time use).
How Villa 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 Villa's total volume
Villa by state
Where Villa concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 722 births nationwide.
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What to do with Villa's data
- Villa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Villas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Villa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1885–1967 (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 Villa 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.