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Equilla
How to Pronounce Equilla
Pronounced ee-KWIL-uh /iˈkwɪl.ə/Low
Meaning: Equilla's exact source is unclear; it may echo the Latin aequus, meaning equal or even, or draw its sound from Aquila, the Latin word for eagle, but no single derivation can be confirmed with confidence.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Equilla is recorded from 1905 onward, but its clearest high point does not arrive until around 1986, decades after it first appeared in scattered use.
It has never been more than a rare choice, only a couple dozen girls a year even at that later peak, and use had tapered off again by the early 1990s.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Equilla mean?
Its exact origin is uncertain; it may echo the Latin aequus, meaning equal, or Aquila, meaning eagle, but no single source can be confirmed.
How do you pronounce Equilla?
It's said ee-KWIL-uh /iˈkwɪl.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Equilla a boy or girl name?
Equilla is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Equilla?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its clearest peak in the mid-nineteen-eighties.