Marilia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Marilia by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Marilia.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Marilia
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 Marilia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marillastar of the sea; beloved; a form of Maria7 in the US (2017)
- Mariiaof the sea; a form of maria or mary3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marlia16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Marilia
Names that are said the same way as Marilia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Marilia
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