Lila
#186 for girls in 2025, 1,670 births · Last seen for boys in 1939 at #3,113
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2010 · 1,969 births
- Debut · girls
- 36 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 76,493since 1880
Lila over time
Rank among girls' names. Lila has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #186 | 1,670 | — | |
| 2024 | #206 | 1,482 | — | |
| 2023 | #213 | 1,401 | — | |
| 2022 | #221 | 1,354 | — | |
| 2021 | #223 | 1,341 | — | |
| 2020 | #228 | 1,298 | — | |
| 2019 | #228 | 1,373 | — | |
| 2018 | #225 | 1,405 | — | |
| 2017 | #210 | 1,474 | — | |
| 2016 | #210 | 1,561 | — | |
| 2015 | #199 | 1,658 | — | |
| 2014 | #184 | 1,776 | — | |
| 2013 | #190 | 1,703 | — | |
| 2012 | #182 | 1,728 | — | |
| 2011 | #163 | 1,921 | — | |
| 2010 | #155 | 1,969 | — | |
| 2009 | #167 | 1,935 | — | |
| 2008 | #180 | 1,852 | — | |
| 2007 | #259 | 1,357 | — | |
| 2006 | #329 | 1,006 | — | |
| 2005 | #446 | 680 | — | |
| 2004 | #489 | 599 | — | |
| 2003 | #569 | 492 | — | |
| 2002 | #618 | 414 | — | |
| 2001 | #641 | 394 | — | |
| 2000 | #749 | 307 | — | |
| 1999 | #723 | 312 | — | |
| 1998 | #930 | 224 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,175 | 156 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,311 | 131 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,330 | 124 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,239 | 139 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,495 | 106 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,452 | 109 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,257 | 134 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,300 | 125 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,250 | 126 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,376 | 103 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,257 | 112 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,215 | 114 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,096 | 132 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,279 | 98 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,106 | 123 | — | |
| 1982 | #994 | 148 | — | |
| 1981 | #982 | 149 | — | |
| 1980 | #986 | 150 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,025 | 137 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,135 | 114 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,097 | 118 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,086 | 112 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,127 | 103 | — | |
| 1974 | #876 | 148 | — | |
| 1973 | #911 | 135 | — | |
| 1972 | #928 | 132 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,074 | 112 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,012 | 123 | — | |
| 1969 | #888 | 141 | — | |
| 1968 | #966 | 115 | — | |
| 1967 | #911 | 126 | — | |
| 1966 | #823 | 146 | — | |
| 1965 | #767 | 167 | — | |
| 1964 | #677 | 227 | — | |
| 1963 | #661 | 234 | — | |
| 1962 | #738 | 195 | — | |
| 1961 | #629 | 263 | — | |
| 1960 | #578 | 291 | — | |
| 1959 | #559 | 304 | — | |
| 1958 | #577 | 293 | — | |
| 1957 | #496 | 362 | — | |
| 1956 | #443 | 428 | — | |
| 1955 | #483 | 355 | — | |
| 1954 | #465 | 359 | — | |
| 1953 | #458 | 340 | — | |
| 1952 | #418 | 414 | — | |
| 1951 | #439 | 363 | — | |
| 1950 | #432 | 351 | — | |
| 1949 | #405 | 388 | — | |
| 1948 | #388 | 421 | — | |
| 1947 | #395 | 411 | — | |
| 1946 | #386 | 386 | — | |
| 1945 | #362 | 368 | — | |
| 1944 | #337 | 414 | — | |
| 1943 | #315 | 487 | — | |
| 1942 | #316 | 482 | — | |
| 1941 | #282 | 522 | — | |
| 1940 | #270 | 529 | — | |
| 1939 | #284 | 482 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #275 | 531 | — | |
| 1937 | #257 | 578 | — | |
| 1936 | #244 | 646 | — | |
| 1935 | #226 | 753 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #210 | 844 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #204 | 859 | — | |
| 1932 | #193 | 949 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #183 | 995 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #170 | 1,203 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #180 | 1,108 | — | |
| 1928 | #195 | 1,034 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #193 | 1,059 | — | |
| 1926 | #190 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1925 | #174 | 1,248 | — | |
| 1924 | #199 | 1,053 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #196 | 1,064 | — | |
| 1922 | #212 | 919 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #213 | 894 | — | |
| 1920 | #227 | 840 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #227 | 749 | — | |
| 1918 | #231 | 748 | — | |
| 1917 | #240 | 678 | — | |
| 1916 | #230 | 708 | — | |
| 1915 | #230 | 684 | — | |
| 1914 | #226 | 561 | — | |
| 1913 | #231 | 430 | — | |
| 1912 | #226 | 396 | — | |
| 1911 | #227 | 302 | — | |
| 1910 | #209 | 311 | — | |
| 1909 | #218 | 259 | — | |
| 1908 | #213 | 254 | — | |
| 1907 | #224 | 218 | — | |
| 1906 | #196 | 242 | — | |
| 1905 | #212 | 211 | — | |
| 1904 | #185 | 259 | — | |
| 1903 | #203 | 206 | — | |
| 1902 | #189 | 239 | — | |
| 1901 | #214 | 181 | — | |
| 1900 | #191 | 268 | — | |
| 1899 | #202 | 190 | — | |
| 1898 | #204 | 208 | — | |
| 1897 | #206 | 176 | — | |
| 1896 | #195 | 201 | — | |
| 1895 | #204 | 175 | — | |
| 1894 | #210 | 161 | — | |
| 1893 | #198 | 167 | — | |
| 1892 | #211 | 147 | — | |
| 1891 | #208 | 128 | — | |
| 1890 | #222 | 120 | — | |
| 1889 | #217 | 113 | — | |
| 1888 | #247 | 88 | — | |
| 1887 | #243 | 74 | — | |
| 1886 | #248 | 69 | — | |
| 1885 | #254 | 62 | — | |
| 1884 | #221 | 73 | — | |
| 1883 | #210 | 69 | — | |
| 1882 | #205 | 65 | — | |
| 1881 | #244 | 42 | — | |
| 1880 | #254 | 36 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lila was already there! It came in at #254, and was given to 36 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 43 girls a year got the name.
Where Lila is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#677 · 1 in 5,803
- Washington#687 · 1 in 5,522
- Louisiana#691 · 1 in 5,104
- New York#753 · 1 in 6,333
- Michigan#764 · 1 in 8,380
Best ever in a state: #39 in Idaho, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #677 | 6 | 1 in 5,803 |
| Washington | #687 | 5 | 1 in 5,522 |
| Louisiana | #691 | 6 | 1 in 5,104 |
| New York | #753 | 16 | 1 in 6,333 |
| Michigan | #764 | 7 | 1 in 8,380 |
| Ohio | #766 | 8 | 1 in 9,032 |
| California | #801 | 26 | 1 in 6,973 |
| Illinois | #916 | 8 | 1 in 9,394 |
| Florida | #1,080 | 5 | 1 in 10,818 |
| Texas | #1,417 | 7 | 1 in 17,676 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lila
- 20 spots since 2024 (#206 → #186)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#228 → #186)
- 13 spots since 2015 (#199 → #186)
- Biggest jump: 245 spots in 1998 (#1,175 → #930)
- Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1975 (#876 → #1,127)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #155 (1,969 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 903 girls born in 2010 were named Lila (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 962 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 21.7% of all girls named Lila (16,568) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #170 (1930) → #1,495 (1993) → #155 (2010)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 691 | #205 (1882) | #234 |
| 1890s | 1,673 | #195 (1896) | #206 |
| 1900s | 2,337 | #185 (1904) | #205 |
| 1910s | 5,567 | #209 (1910) | #228 |
| 1920s | 10,304 | #174 (1925) | #198 |
| 1930s | 7,840 | #170 (1930) | #225 |
| 1940s | 4,408 | #270 (1940) | #346 |
| 1950s | 3,569 | #418 (1952) | #477 |
| 1960s | 1,905 | #578 (1960) | #764 |
| 1970s | 1,234 | #876 (1974) | #1,027 |
| 1980s | 1,255 | #982 (1981) | #1,154 |
| 1990s | 1,560 | #723 (1999) | #1,221 |
| 2000s | 9,036 | #167 (2009) | #445 |
| 2010s | 16,568 | #155 (2010) | #195 |
| 2020s | 8,546 | #186 (2025) | #213 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lila in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 11,195 of them was named Lila, which outranked 91.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #976Letitia150
- #976Rae150
- #976Shannan150
- #982Lila149
- #982Jayne149
- #982Kourtney149
- #982Nereida149
- #987Ginny148
- #987Jazmin148
- #987Margie148
Tied with 4 names at #982; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.