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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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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1890#1,3385—
1889#1,0257—
1888#1,0367—
1887#1,1475—
1886#1,1085—
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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 2015

  • 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: #698 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,483 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: #870 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsMNIllinois: #722 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,902 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #722 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,835 girlsMINew York: #662 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,512 girlsNYMassachusetts: #621 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #592 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedINOhio: #1,276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,797 girlsOHPennsylvania: #941 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,866 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #759 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 4,278 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedUTColorado: #692 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,342 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: #848 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,685 girlsVAMaryland: #889 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,820 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedDEArizona: #842 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,415 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: #760 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilia, so not publishedGAHawaii: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 682 girlsHITexas: #1,034 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,284 girlsTXFlorida: #799 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,525 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#224 · 1 in 682
  2. Iowa#592 · 1 in 2,580
  3. Massachusetts#621 · 1 in 3,160
  4. New York#662 · 1 in 3,512
  5. Colorado#692 · 1 in 3,342

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#22451 in 682
Iowa#59251 in 2,580
Massachusetts#62181 in 3,160
New York#662261 in 3,512
Colorado#69271 in 3,342
Washington#69891 in 3,483
Illinois#722151 in 3,902
Michigan#722111 in 3,835
California#759481 in 4,278
Oklahoma#76051 in 3,367
Florida#799191 in 4,525
Arizona#84271 in 4,415
Virginia#84881 in 4,685
Minnesota#87051 in 4,893
Maryland#88951 in 4,820
Pennsylvania#94191 in 5,866
Texas#1,034271 in 6,284
Ohio#1,27661 in 8,797
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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 2015

girls
#955
284 births · 1 in 6,286 girls

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #955Lilia284
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,286 of them was named Lilia, which outranked 95.0% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lilia
  1. #952Angeline285
  2. #952Hadleigh285
  3. #952Reina285
  4. #955Lilia284
  5. #955Harmoni284
  6. #955Lilyanna284
  7. #958Elora283
  8. #958Ingrid283
  9. #958Kimora283

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

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →