Equilla
Feminine
Equilla has the look of a Latin word and the soft -illa ending of Priscilla and Drusilla. It has always been a rare name, the kind a family keeps rather than one a fashion passes around, and its clear three syllables are easy to say once seen.
How old is the name Equilla?
Equilla first appears in US birth records in 1905 — 120 years ago. The typical Equilla alive today was born around 1940, making them about 85 years old. About 300 people named Equilla are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Equilla most popular?
Equilla peaked in 1908, reaching #1547 nationally. See the whole 1908 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Equilla
English hides two Latin words behind the same three letters. One is aequus, level, which gave equal, equator and equity once its ae was simplified to e; the other is equus, horse, which gave equine and equestrian. Equilla belongs to neither, but it wears their spelling, and it ends with the Latin -illa that made Priscilla and Drusilla sound small and fond. It is a name built from the look of Latin with no Latin behind it, and its rarity has kept that look intact.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source explains Equilla. It resembles Latin equus, horse, and Aquila, a name from the book of Acts, but it is not a Latin word, and no record ties it to either.
Pronouncing Equilla
eh-KWIL-uh
Stress on the middle syllable, with qu said kw as in equal. The middle vowel is short, as in quill.
Nicknames for Equilla
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1905
- Most girls named
- 192915 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1547reached in 1908
- Change vs 1987
- +28.6%9 in 1991, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Equillas among us
people named Equilla are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Equilla sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- Its spelling follows ordinary English rules, so it is read correctly more often than its rarity suggests.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when asked.
- Some will hear an echo of tequila or of the word equal and make the joke.
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Frequently asked
- How many Equillas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Equilla are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Equilla in 2025?
- Equilla is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Equilla with classmates?
- Equilla will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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