Rilla
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning small stream; a form of Rill.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Rilla by the numbers
Rilla was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 56 babies in 1914, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rilla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Riella5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Rivkato bind; hebrew form of Rebecca335 in the US (2017)
- Reillydescendant of Raghallaigh; valiant or brave139 in the US (2017)
- Rileevaliant; rye clearing; a modern respelling of Riley87 in the US (2017)
- Rionagreat queen; a form of Regan or Riona16 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rilla
Names that are said the same way as Rilla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean water
Like Rilla, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rilla
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