Entry № 0419 · Quechua origin

Killa Killa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KEE-yah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Quechua

Meaning

"Moon"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Quechua)

The meaning

A name that means "moon".

Killa is the Quechua (Inca) word for "moon." Mama Killa was the Inca moon goddess — sister-wife of the sun god Inti.

Killa is rising in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador as part of the Quechua revival.

Moon. The Inca lunar goddess.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Killa

Transliteration: Killa
Pronunciation: / ˈkiː.jə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Killa stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Killa · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Killas before her.

Real people

Killa

Common Quechua name.

In fiction

Mama Killa

Inca moon goddess.

Quechua mythology

Names connected to Killa.

Numerology

The number behind Killa.

The Pioneer

Killa reduces to one — the number of Inca moon.

Parents on Killa

Why families chose this name.

"Moon in Quechua. Five letters. Killa."

Sumaq · Mother of one · Cusco