Alila

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

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.

  • Alilahexalted; a form of Aliyah9 in the US (2017)
  • Alayla115 in the US (2017)
  • Alaylah22 in the US (2017)
  • Alaila21 in the US (2017)
  • Alyla4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alylah4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Alila

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