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    The first name Twila

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A female given name, variant of Twyla.

    A form of Twyla.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Twila at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 44 girls born in the United States were named Twila, the 3,512th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 304 were.

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    11,922
    babies named Twila since 1880
    #3,512
    rank in 2025
    1960
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Twila

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Twila Paris
      American songwriter and singer, born 1958

    Questions

    Is Twila a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,922 US babies named Twila since 1880 were girls.
    When was Twila most popular?
    1960 in the United States, when 304 babies were named Twila, its highest rank at 563rd.
    What name is Twila a form of?
    Twila is a form of Twyla.