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Lila

Girl

Meaning of Lila: Arabic & Persian: 'night'

Lila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 191st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 237th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#191

1,670 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#237

204 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

76,550

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 149 babies1982: 148 babies1983: 123 babies1984: 98 babies1985: 132 babies1986: 114 babies1987: 112 babies1988: 103 babies1989: 126 babies1990: 125 babies19901991: 134 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 106 babies1994: 139 babies1995: 124 babies1996: 131 babies1997: 156 babies1998: 224 babies1999: 312 babies2000: 307 babies20002001: 394 babies2002: 414 babies2003: 492 babies2004: 599 babies2005: 680 babies2006: 1,006 babies2007: 1,357 babies2008: 1,852 babies2009: 1,935 babies2010: 1,969 babies20102011: 1,921 babies2012: 1,728 babies2013: 1,703 babies2014: 1,776 babies2015: 1,658 babies2016: 1,561 babies2017: 1,474 babies2018: 1,405 babies2019: 1,373 babies2020: 1,298 babies20202021: 1,341 babies2022: 1,354 babies2023: 1,401 babies2024: 1,482 babies2025: 1,670 babies
US babies named Lila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,969.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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