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Tequilla

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Pronounced tuh-KEE-luh /təˈkil.ə/Medium

Meaning: Tequilla is best read as a modern American coinage in the Ta-/Te- rhythm of names like Tenille; it shares its sound with the agave spirit tequila, which is a coincidence of sound rather than a documented naming source.Low

In 30 seconds: Tequilla is an invented late-century American girls' name in a popular sound-family; it happens to echo the agave spirit tequila, an overlap of sound rather than a chosen meaning (said tuh-KEE-luh).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningTequilla is best read as a modern American coinage in the Ta-/Te- rhythm of names like Tenille; it shares its sound with the agave spirit tequila, which is a coincidence of sound rather than a documented naming source.
U.S. rank (2005)#16275 ↗ Rising
2005 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 840

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019582005

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

Tequilla has no established etymology and is most honestly described as a modern coinage: it fits the musical Ta-/Te- and -illa pattern of names popular in its era. Its sound coincides with the Mexican spirit tequila (named for the town of Tequila), but there is no evidence the drink was the intended source, and the name should not be reduced to it.

Use was light and centered around 1980, then faded. As an origin-uncertain coinage it stays very rare, and its resemblance to a liquor brand makes it an unlikely revival choice.

Did you know? Tequilla appears in small numbers around 1980, among a wave of melodic coined names sharing the soft -illa and -ila endings.
Overall data confidence 44%
More4Kids editorial — origin uncertain; coinage in sound-family; spirit echo noted

Variations

TaquilaTekila

Nicknames

KilaKee

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If you like Tequilla…

Tenille— a like coined Te-/Ta- girls' name
Latoya— shares the melodic late-century coinage feel
Tanisha— another rhythmic invented name of the era
Kenya— a matching soft three-beat girls' name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tequilla mean?

Tequilla is best described as a modern coinage of uncertain origin; it shares its sound with the spirit tequila but that is coincidental.

How do you pronounce Tequilla?

It's said tuh-KEE-luh /təˈkil.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tequilla a boy or girl name?

Tequilla is used as a girl's name, a modern coinage.

How popular is Tequilla?

Tequilla is a very rare girls' name that saw brief use around the start of the nineteen-eighties.

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