Vila
Feminine
Vila is a short, old name of two syllables, from an earlier America. It may be a clipped Viola or Violet, and it is simple and soft.
How old is the name Vila?
Vila first appears in US birth records in 1893 — 132 years ago. The typical Vila alive today was born around 1924, making them about 101 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Vila are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Vila most popular?
Vila peaked in 1897, reaching #1263 nationally. See the whole 1897 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Vila
Viola and Violet were favorite names of their day, and families often cut long names down to two syllables for everyday use. Vila may be one of those, the violet worn small. It is a name as plain as a wildflower by a fence, and it has been given rarely enough to stay that way.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Vila as an American name. It may shorten Viola, Violet or Lavila, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Vila
VY-luh
Two syllables, stressed on the first. Some say VEE-luh.
Nicknames for Vila
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
- 1893
- Most girls named
- 192624 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1263reached in 1897
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
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.
Vilas among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Vila are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Vila 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 short and easy to say.
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- People will write Viola or Villa.
- In Portuguese, vila means a town, which some will notice.
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Frequently asked
- How many Vilas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Vila are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Vila in 2025?
- Vila is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Vila with classmates?
- Vila will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More V names
The most-given names starting with V, all years combined.
Virginia#525 · Victoria#54 · Valerie#127 · Vanessa#377 · Vivian#70 · Veronica#427 · Violet#13 · Vicki
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