Small brook or stream
Rilla is most often considered a shortened form of Marilla, though it can also function as a diminutive of names like Cyrilla or Averilla. In a Germanic context, it is associated with the word for a small brook or stream. It gained literary recognition through the works of L.M. Montgomery in the early 20th century.
Less common today
Rilla isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,212 in 2020.
The youngest daughter of Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe · Rilla of Ingleside
Australian designer and illustrator
American novelist and short story writer
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
