Recorded 1885–1967 Girls' name Peak 1915 722 births

Villa — girls' name

722 babies named Villa in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s351890s791900s921910s1311920s1401930s1051940s691950s581960s13
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Villa was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

24 babies were named Villa in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Villa

The Social Security Administration has registered 722 babies named Villa between 1885 and 1967, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Villa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Villa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Villa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Villa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Villa 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 722 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.

Villa at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

722

Since 1885

83 years of records

Peak year

1915

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1885

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1967

Villa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1885

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1915)
24
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
0510152025 196719501939192919191909189918871885 6

Villa popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1914 (Villa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
5.566.577.5 1919191619151914 7

Villa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
140 births that decade — 19% of Villa's all-time total
1880s351890s791900s921910s1311920s1401930s1051940s691950s581960s13

Villa by state

Where Villa concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Villa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
5 0.7%
Maine share of Villa's total US births 0.7%

5 of 722 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Villa?
722 babies have been named Villa since 1885. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1915 with 24 births.
When was Villa most popular?
Villa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Villa most popular?
The top states for the name Villa are Maine (5 births).
How long has the name Villa been used?
Villa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 83 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Villa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vilma, Vila, 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, 1885–1967 (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.