Given name & surname
Silla
“a well-behaved, chaste woman”
Silla is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silla is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Silla is a variant of Sila. An origin associated with Sila is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1895
- 5 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 5 in 1895. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 459 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silla’s family of names
Silla has a related form in Sila. In Greek usage, Silla as a surname is a transliteration of Σίλλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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