Girl’s name · Spanish, Latin

Avila

How to say it: uh-VEE-luh · /əˈvilə/

From Spanish city Avila, of Latin origin - devotional name honoring St. Teresa of Avila.

Avila was the 1,910th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 67 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 67% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,536 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,910for girls in 2025
1 in 49,482US babies
67born in 2025
#1,536projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Avila
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,910
Babies born in 202567
Share of births1 in 49,482
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+67%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,536

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Avila is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Avi
  • Vila

Honouring a Avila in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Avila is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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