Girls' name · peaked in 2010
Lila name popularity since 1925
61,496 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lila. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Lila is about 20 years old in 2026. Lila peaked in 2010 as the #155 name for girls, and it ranked #187 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,496
- Named Lila, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #187
- for girls in 2025 (1,670 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 61,455 girls · 41 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 2.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Lila made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lila births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Lila both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1934 and 1939, Lila's share of baby girls fell by 44%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, it became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 3,710 baby girls to 1 in 1,020.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lila in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,534 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 7,840 | 36 | #226 |
| 1940s | 4,408 | 0 | #362 |
| 1950s | 3,569 | 0 | #483 |
| 1960s | 1,905 | 0 | #767 |
| 1970s | 1,234 | 0 | #1,134 |
| 1980s | 1,255 | 0 | #1,101 |
| 1990s | 1,560 | 0 | #1,333 |
| 2000s | 9,036 | 0 | #448 |
| 2010s | 16,568 | 0 | #199 |
| 2020–25 | 8,546 | 0 | #187 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.7% of babies named Lila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lila is most popular
The index compares Lila's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 2.65× | 491 |
| North Dakota | 2.34× | 428 |
| Montana | 1.91× | 324 |
| South Carolina | 1.83× | 1,493 |
| Idaho | 1.82× | 421 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lila and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lila (this page) | 61,455 | 2010 |
| Lyla | 48,198 | 2025 |
| Lilah | 23,975 | 2025 |
| Lilla | 2,166 | 1882 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lila (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data