The baby name Marilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-RIL-uh (IPA: /məˈrɪlə/).
Marilla is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Marilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-RIL-uh (IPA: /məˈrɪlə/).
Marilla is Italian in Origin.
Marilla is a Latinate elaboration of Mary/Maria, formed with the diminutive suffix -illa common in Romance languages, as in Lucilla. As a Mary-derivative, its meaning follows the debated Hebrew root of Miryam, often interpreted as "beloved" or "wished-for child," and it carries a traditional poetic link to the sea through the Marian title Stella Maris, "star of the sea".
Attested in English-speaking records from the late 18th and 19th centuries, especially in the United States, the name gained lasting literary visibility via Marilla Cuthbert in L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (1908). Today it reads rare yet vintage. Close variants and cognates include Mariella (Italian), Mariela (Spanish), and Marielle (French); the nickname Rilla is well established, celebrated in Montgomery’s sequel Rilla of Ingleside. Marilla marries the familiarity of Mary with a distinctive antique flourish.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #691 | 48 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,276 | 171 | 9,415 |
Marilla is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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