Avila
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 36 babies a year in the US.
Avila by the numbers
Avila was given to 36 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Avila
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 Avila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Avivaspring or living; alive and vibrant104 in the US (2017)
- Aviafeminine form of avius, relating to birds or travel93 in the US (2017)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Akilaintelligent; wise28 in the US (2017)
- Anilawind; one of Hindu mythology15 in the US (2017)
- Aviyamy father is God; a form of Aviah12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Avila
Names that are said the same way as Avila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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