Lilia

#859 for girls in 2025, 315 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1928 · 90 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,314
since 1884

Lilia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lilia has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #750, 1928girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#859315—
2024#914290—
2023#960271—
2022#1,007260—
2021#1,020249—
2020#1,152205—
2019#1,101223—
2018#1,048245—
2017#1,087233—
2016#989268—
2015#955284—
2014#923291—
2013#912280—
2012#881302—
2011#862304—
2010#873304—
2009#909298—
2008#930293—
2007#896308—
2006#934281—
2005#1,046228—
2004#937256—
2003#1,027224—
2002#1,008217—
2001#1,096193—
2000#1,065194—
1999#1,099181—
1998#1,133167—
1997#1,013190—
1996#1,204149—
1995#1,301128—
1994#1,285132—
1993#1,374119—
1992#1,258137—
1991#1,233138—
1990#1,186144—
1989#1,187137—
1988#1,354105#7,2705
1987#1,38198—
1986#1,241110—
1985#1,33998—
1984#1,27299—
1983#1,132118—
1982#1,069134—
1981#1,009144—
1980#1,034138—
1979#995143—
1978#1,154110—
1977#999135—
1976#949134—
1975#868154—
1974#834158—
1973#878146—
1972#1,022114—
1971#967131—
1970#979128—
1969#1,100101—
1968#1,031101—
1967#1,11988—
1966#1,22577—
1965#1,10990—
1964#1,091100—
1963#1,12694—
1962#1,18486—
1961#1,10199—
1960#1,16587—
1959#1,11891—
1958#1,14386—
1957#1,10090—
1956#1,27966—
1955#1,17572—
1954#1,14075—
1953#1,15570—
1952#1,26956—
1951#1,18362—
1950#1,37544—
1949#1,23654—
1948#1,22355—
1947#1,41343—
1946#1,43937—
1945#1,37434—
1944#1,80822—
1943#1,70325—
1942#1,47131—
1941#1,35532—
1940#1,84519—
1939#1,42427—
1938#1,28832—
1937#1,14439—
1936#94153—
1935#1,10140—
1934#1,03545—
1933#99948—
1932#80172—
1931#94154—
1930#83173—
1929#92260—
1928#75090—
1927#93564—
1926#95262—
1925#1,08949—
1924#96263—
1923#1,10148—
1922#91764—
1921#1,54329—
1920#93161—
1919#1,24237—
1918#1,41130—
1917#1,18337—
1916#1,29831—
1915#1,40526—
1914#1,11929—
1913#1,30819—
1912#1,35216—
1911——
1910#1,26713—
1909#1,36910—
1908#1,20312—
1907#92317—
1906#1,04313—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,00113—
1903#1,07611—
1902#97213—
1901#1,2278—
1900#1,5617—
1899#1,2787—
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1895#1,2997—
1894#1,3536—
1893#1,2776—
1892#1,4505—
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five girls were named Lilia! It came in at #930, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lilia is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNHWashington: #588 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #505 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsMNIllinois: #671 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,456 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #878 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,146 girlsMINew York: #819 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,614 girlsNYMassachusetts: #743 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,239 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedRIOregon: #655 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedINOhio: #1,112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,368 girlsOHPennsylvania: #662 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,768 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,303 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #731 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 4,182 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedUTColorado: #781 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #674 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,638 girlsVAMaryland: #580 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,677 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedDEArizona: #882 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,425 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedMSAlabama: #743 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,693 girlsALGeorgia: #1,153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,759 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedHITexas: #896 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,277 girlsTXFlorida: #764 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,424 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#505 · 1 in 2,403
  2. Maryland#580 · 1 in 2,677
  3. Washington#588 · 1 in 2,768
  4. Oregon#655 · 1 in 2,969
  5. Pennsylvania#662 · 1 in 3,768

Best ever in a state: #90 in Hawaii, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#505101 in 2,403
Maryland#58091 in 2,677
Washington#588111 in 2,768
Oregon#65551 in 2,969
Pennsylvania#662141 in 3,768
Illinois#671171 in 3,456
Virginia#674101 in 3,638
California#731501 in 4,182
Alabama#74351 in 3,693
Massachusetts#74361 in 4,239
Florida#764181 in 4,424
Colorado#78161 in 3,734
New York#819201 in 4,614
Michigan#87881 in 5,146
Arizona#88271 in 4,425
Texas#896301 in 5,277
Ohio#1,11271 in 7,368
Georgia#1,15371 in 6,759
New Jersey#1,17051 in 7,303
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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 Lilia
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 55 spots since 2024 (#914 → #859)
  • 293 spots since 2020 (#1,152 → #859)
  • 96 spots since 2015 (#955 → #859)
  • Biggest jump: 626 spots in 1922 (#1,543 → #917)
  • Biggest drop: 612 spots in 1921 (#931 → #1,543)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1928 at #750 (90 births)
  • Births halved by 1934, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 2006–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,102
  • Highest: 1 in 5,102 girls born in 2025 were named Lilia (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #750 in 1928, was only 1 in 12,815 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 19.1% of all girls named Lilia (2,734) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s30#930 (1884)#1,049
1890s36#1,277 (1893)#1,333
1900s115#923 (1907)#1,154
1910s238#1,119 (1914)#1,287
1920s590#750 (1928)#1,010
1930s483#801 (1932)#1,051
1940s352#1,223 (1948)#1,487
1950s712#1,100 (1957)#1,194
1960s923#1,031 (1968)#1,125
1970s1,353#834 (1974)#965
1980s1,181#1,009 (1981)#1,202
1990s1,485#1,013 (1997)#1,209
2000s2,492#896 (2007)#985
2010s2,734#862 (2011)#963
2020s1,590#859 (2025)#985

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.

Lilia in 2012

girls
#881
302 births · 1 in 5,831 girls

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #881Lilia302
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,831 of them was named Lilia, which outranked 95.5% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lilia
  1. #876Giovanna304
  2. #876Karissa304
  3. #876Saniya304
  4. #881Lilia302
  5. #881Emory302
  6. #883Meghan301
  7. #884Estella300
  8. #885Kairi299

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012 →