Alila
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Alila by the numbers
Alila was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Alila
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Alizajoyful; a form of Aliza or Alicia90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliyaexalted, sublime80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Alila
Names that are said the same way as Alila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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