How Many People Are Named Aquila?
people named Aquila are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 390,165 people in the US has this name
Based on 901 babies named Aquila in Social Security records from 1955 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Priscilla (or Prisca) for a time.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Aquila, 84.2% were girls and 15.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Aquila fell from 92.9% in the 1970s to 48.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Aquila alive today is about 30 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 18 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Aquila first appears in the records in 1955 and was given most often in 1977, to 35 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1955 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Aquila has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,780, in 1977. In 2025 it ranked #13,349. Among boys, its best rank was #5,163, in 1977.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,349 | #7,709 |
| Best rank | #2,780 (1977) | #5,163 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,736 in the 1990s | #8,417 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Aquila alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Aquila were born in New York than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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