Is Twilla a boy or girl name?

Twilla is a girl’s name. Of the 1,205 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Twilla

Recorded 1913–1994 · United States

Twilla was most popular in 1948, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,630 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,205 people named Twilla.

Twilla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Twilla’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Twilla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Twilla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,205 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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