The baby name Sushilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-SHIL-ah (IPA: /suːˈʃɪlə/ or /suːˈʃiːlə/).
The baby name Sushilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-SHIL-ah (IPA: /suːˈʃɪlə/ or /suːˈʃiːlə/).
Sushilla is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Sushilla is an Anglicized spelling of the South Asian name Sushila (Sanskrit: Suśīlā), from su ‘good, excellent’ + śīla ‘character, conduct’, yielding the sense ‘virtuous; of good disposition’. The name is widespread across Indic languages - Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Nepali - and also appears in Sinhala as Susila. It serves as the feminine counterpart to Sushil, a common male name of the same root.
Attested in classical Sanskrit and kept alive through bhakti poetry and modern reform movements, Sushila has remained popular into the 20th and 21st centuries, including among diaspora communities in East Africa and the Caribbean. Variant forms include Sushila, Susheela (South India), and Susila; the double‑l of Sushilla reflects English orthography and a phonetic resemblance to Irish-English Sheila, though the names are unrelated. Informal short forms such as Sush or Sheela occur. The appeal lies in its clear moral meaning and melodious cadence.
Sushilla is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 25 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
Sushilla is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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