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Lilah

Girl

Meaning of Lilah: Hebrew: 'night'

Lilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 183rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 116th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#183

1,736 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#116

416 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,664

First recorded 1884 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 37 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 69 babies2000: 91 babies20002001: 106 babies2002: 133 babies2003: 162 babies2004: 167 babies2005: 223 babies2006: 308 babies2007: 525 babies2008: 774 babies2009: 885 babies2010: 964 babies20102011: 1,046 babies2012: 1,032 babies2013: 1,049 babies2014: 1,051 babies2015: 1,032 babies2016: 1,093 babies2017: 1,177 babies2018: 1,155 babies2019: 1,153 babies2020: 1,258 babies20202021: 1,250 babies2022: 1,364 babies2023: 1,503 babies2024: 1,690 babies2025: 1,736 babies
US babies named Lilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,736.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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