Lilith

Where Lilith comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).
— Wiktionary's entry for Lilith
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,827 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Lilith Saintcrow born
    American writer
  3. 1988
    Lilith Stangenberg born
    German actress
  4. 2023
    Peak, #232
    1,300 babies named Lilith — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Lilith Stangenberg · German actress, born 1988
  • Lilith Saintcrow · American writer, born 1976
  • Lilith Verstrynge · Spanish former politician, born 1992
  • Lilith Grasmug · French actress
  • Lilith Nagar · Television personality, born 1935

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.