Aquila comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Eagle.
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How popular is Aquila?
1991peak year
Aquila first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1955. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1991, 33 babies received the name (ranked #3303). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10655), with roughly 16 babies named Aquila each year. Aquila's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 885 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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