Given name
Rahila
“the innocent lamb”
Rahila is a variant of Rahil. In Hebrew use, Rahil carries the interpretation “the innocent lamb.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rahila is a variant of Rahil. In Hebrew use, Rahil carries the interpretation “the innocent lamb.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rahila connects to the Rachel name family through Rahil. An origin associated with Rachel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rahila connects to the Rachel name family through Rahil. The history of Rachel gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Rachel is associated with Jacob's wife.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rahila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 0 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 8 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 8 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 434 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rahila’s family of names
In Hausa usage, Rahila has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rachel. Rahila has a related form in Rahil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rahila
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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