How Many People Are Named Twila?
people named Twila are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 50,515 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,922 babies named Twila in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
304 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. Perhaps based on the English word twilight, or maybe from a Cajun pronunciation of French Γ©toile "star". It came into use as an American given name in the late 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Twila in English. Counting Twila and these spellings together, about 11,942 people alive in the US have the name.
Related & Similar Names
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Twila in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Twila alive today is about 60 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 72 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Twila first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1960, to 304 babies. In 2025, 44 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
π Rank History
Twila has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #464, in 1934. In 2025 it ranked #3,511.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,511 |
| Best rank | #464 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #659 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Twila alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Twila were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 468 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Twila was given 8.6 times as often in Kansas, 7.5 times in Nebraska and 4.2 times in South Dakota.
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