Is Twila a boy or girl name?
Twila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Twila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,877 US babies named Twila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,942
- Babies named Twila since 1890
- 11,877
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 304 babies
Boys and girls named Twila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 715 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,584 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,698 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,465 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,026 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,949 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 981 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 417 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,942 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,728 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,286 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,224 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,652 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,651 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,024 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,598 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,015 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,783 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,137 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,871 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,053 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,859 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,040 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,758 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,692 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,872 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,593 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,201 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,785 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,421 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,942 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,927 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,415 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,113 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,892 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,553 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,938 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,647 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,415 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,498 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,654 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,708 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,891 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,798 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,419 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,551 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,360 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,418 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,796 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,184 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,008 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,642 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,595 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,596 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,403 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,383 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,099 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,150 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,159 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,072 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,008 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 147 | #902 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 132 | #928 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 139 | #874 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 137 | #871 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 157 | #789 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 163 | #779 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 210 | #716 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 229 | #668 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 226 | #688 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 252 | #644 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 304 | #563 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 241 | #644 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 283 | #591 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 213 | #677 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 211 | #660 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 205 | #655 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 178 | #698 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 196 | #638 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 173 | #677 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 177 | #655 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 149 | #707 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 167 | #643 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 170 | #638 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 160 | #666 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 159 | #627 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 129 | #645 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 125 | #662 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 122 | #690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 144 | #627 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 143 | #588 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 146 | #580 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 143 | #564 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 173 | #510 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 149 | #550 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 170 | #495 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 164 | #494 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 195 | #464 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 189 | #473 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 165 | #509 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 184 | #473 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 166 | #528 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 146 | #569 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 182 | #515 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 188 | #513 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 183 | #515 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 142 | #615 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 160 | #582 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 164 | #565 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 149 | #591 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 135 | #640 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 135 | #615 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 108 | #676 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 117 | #658 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 110 | #652 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 89 | #726 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 106 | #643 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 64 | #723 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 42 | #821 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 44 | #762 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,107 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,063 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 21 | #906 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 22 | #847 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 21 | #836 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 17 | #914 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 27 | #698 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 17 | #906 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 18 | #834 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 14 | #967 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 14 | #915 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 16 | #964 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 18 | #787 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 18 | #816 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,162 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #946 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 13 | #925 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,054 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #939 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,331 |
Highest rank
Twila has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #464 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Twila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.