Given name & surname
Aquilla
“resembling an eagle; a constellation”
In English use, Aquilla is a variant of Aquila. One Latin interpretation is “resembling an eagle; a constellation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Aquilla is a variant of Aquila. One Latin interpretation is “resembling an eagle; a constellation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Aquilla is a variant of Aquila. An origin associated with Aquila is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aquilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,107
- 121 boys · 986 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 743 as a first name in 2020; 110 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aquilla’s family of names
In English usage, Aquilla has a related form in Aquila.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aquilla
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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