Twila

Twila: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “twilight”
Origin: English
Say it: TWY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Modern English name taken from the word twilight, probably influenced by the older variant spelling twila for 'twilight.'

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How popular is Twila?

202411.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Twila in 202438

2024 rank#3,884 girls

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 188011,877

Twila is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Twila

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Twila questions

What does the name Twila mean?

Twila means "twilight". It comes from English. Modern English name taken from the word twilight, probably influenced by the older variant spelling twila for 'twilight.'

Is Twila a boy or girl name?

Twila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Twila?

38 US babies were named Twila in 2024. Its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Twila?

Twila is usually pronounced TWY-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.