Is Aquila a boy or girl name?

Aquila is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 901 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.4% were girls and 15.6% were boys.

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Aquila

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Aquila was most popular in 1977, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,871 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 901 people named Aquila.

Aquila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aquila’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aquila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aquila is mostly a girl’s name — 84.4% of the 901 Americans given it were girls and 15.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org