Meaning and history
From a Roman cognomen meaning “eagle” in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament, Paul lives for a time with Aquila and his wife Priscilla, or Prisca.
20062006: 7 births, rank #9,585
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 6 births, rank #10,728
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 10 births, rank #7,605
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 17 births, rank #5,338
2022: 9 births, rank #8,300
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 10 births, rank #7,679
In 2025, 10 babies were recorded with the name Aquila, ranking #7,679 among boys.