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Unisex name

Aquila

/ˈækwələ/ · 84% girls, 16% boys · 16 born in 2025

Aquila has been given to about 901 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈækwələ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 880
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aquila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 35
  • Born in 202516
  • All time901
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Aquila?

Its best year was 1977, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 2780th. The typical living American called Aquila is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Aquila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makaila0.72
  2. Aila0.71
  3. Kaila0.68
  4. Makayla0.65
  5. Ayla0.64
  6. Jakayla0.65
  7. Keila0.64
  8. Kayla0.61

Middle names for Aquila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aquila Rose0.89
  2. Aquila Louise0.89
  3. Aquila June0.88
  4. Aquila Pearl0.88
  5. Aquila Quinn0.88
  6. Aquila Nell0.88

Sibling names for Aquila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  2. Kareembrother · 0.80
  3. Fallonsister · 0.76
  4. Elishaeither · 0.76
  5. Kendrickbrother · 0.75
  6. Davinasister · 0.75

Where Aquila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aquila White0.84
    2. Aquila Reyes0.84
    3. Aquila Nguyen0.84
    4. Aquila Moore0.84
    5. Aquila Lee0.84
    6. Aquila Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aquila

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.