Girl name#1,279 of girl names
Twila
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1960
- 135 years in use
How popular is Twila?
Twila is a girls' name, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 11,877 children — the 1,279th most common girls' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 268 births across the past decade, against a peak of 304 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Names like Twila
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Twila
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Twila?
- Twila ranks 1,279th among girls' names in US records, with 11,877 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 268.
- Is Twila a unisex name?
- No. Twila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Twila most popular?
- 1960, when 304 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.