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Lilya

Girl

Meaning of Lilya: Russian: 'lily'

Lilya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4484th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4484

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

599

First recorded 1993 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Lilya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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