The baby name Palila is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pah-LEE-lah.
Palila is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Palila is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pah-LEE-lah.
Palila is Hawaiian in Origin.
Palila is a Hawaiian given name from palila, the native honeycreeper of Hawaiʻi (Loxioides bailleui). As a name it conveys “bird,” evoking song, lightness, and ties to the mamane forests of Mauna Kea. It is unisex in Hawaiian practice, though now slightly more common for girls.
The name reflects the tradition of drawing personal names from nature; usage waned during anglicization in the late 19th–20th centuries and revived with the Hawaiian language renaissance. Standard spelling is Palila; some modern writers add diacritics, but it is usually seen without them. Traditional variants are few; common nickname Lila appears in English contexts today.
Palila barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 9 recorded uses, across 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 |
Palila is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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