Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Lilah name popularity since 1925
23,975 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lilah. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Lilah is about 9 years old in 2026. Lilah peaked in 2025 as the #179 name for girls, and it ranked #179 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,975
- Named Lilah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #179
- for girls in 2025 (1,736 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 23,975 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 1.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Lilah 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.
Lilah births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Lilah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Lilah became 5.3× more common, from 1 in 11,000 baby girls to 1 in 2,080.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lilah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lilah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lilah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 126 | – |
| 1930s | 146 | #2,659 |
| 1940s | 102 | #3,546 |
| 1950s | 74 | #6,330 |
| 1960s | 60 | #5,568 |
| 1970s | 121 | #4,740 |
| 1980s | 148 | #4,369 |
| 1990s | 271 | #6,132 |
| 2000s | 3,374 | #1,071 |
| 2010s | 10,752 | #314 |
| 2020–25 | 8,801 | #179 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
68.9% of babies named Lilah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lilah is most popular
The index compares Lilah'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 Lilah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1.73× | 480 |
| Arizona | 1.71× | 498 |
| Oregon | 1.45× | 305 |
| Washington | 1.40× | 528 |
| Florida | 1.38× | 1,124 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lilah 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilah (this page) | 23,975 | 2025 |
| Lila | 61,455 | 2010 |
| Lylah | 8,520 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lilah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lilah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lilah (2025).
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