Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lilia

Meaning lily Gender Girl Rank 2025 #859 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.

Rank 2025
#859
among girls · ↑56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
315
named Lilia · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,102
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
315 babies
All-time total
14,319
#1,323 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Lilia popularity over time

14,319 babies have been named Lilia since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 30 – 30 3 – #981
1890s 36 – 36 4 +20% #1,334
1900s 115 – 115 12 +219% #935
1910s 238 – 238 24 +107% #1,136
1920s 590 – 590 59 +148% #752
1930s 483 – 483 48 -18% #805
1940s 352 – 352 35 -27% #1,231
1950s 712 – 712 71 +102% #1,104
1960s 923 – 923 92 +30% #1,036
1970s 1,353 – 1,353 135 +47% #837
1980s 1,181 5 1,186 119 -12% #1,012
1990s 1,485 – 1,485 149 +25% #1,014
2000s 2,492 – 2,492 249 +68% #898
2010s 2,734 – 2,734 273 +10% #862
2020s (to 2025) 1,590 – 1,590 265 -3% #859

Where Lilia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 330 0.21 outside top 500
2027 343 0.21 outside top 500
2028 355 0.22 outside top 500
2029 365 0.23 outside top 500
2030 374 0.23 outside top 500

Where Lilia is most popular

Girls named Lilia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.171 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Washington, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lilia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 19 1.66 +871%
Washington 50 0.346 +103%
New York 115 0.290 +70%
Massachusetts 35 0.289 +70%
Utah 23 0.276 +62%
California 231 0.275 +61%
Illinois 56 0.245 +43%
Virginia 40 0.235 +37%
New Jersey 41 0.227 +33%
Arizona 29 0.207 +21%
Minnesota 22 0.204 +19%
Texas 156 0.194 +14%
Pennsylvania 42 0.178 ≈ national
Michigan 32 0.176 ≈ national
Florida 73 0.171 ≈ national
North Carolina 37 0.163 -5%
Maryland 17 0.160 -6%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -20%
Indiana 16 0.114 -33%
Colorado 11 0.099 -42%
Ohio 21 0.089 -48%
Georgia 20 0.088 -48%
Oregon 5 0.077 -55%
Alabama 5 0.053 -69%
Tennessee 8 0.050 -70%
Missouri 5 0.041 -76%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lilia

Lilia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #859 in 2025 with 315 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 14,319 American babies have been named Lilia. Its peak came in 2025, when 315 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lilia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lilia?

The median living Lilia is about 23 years old; half are between 12 and 45. An estimated 12 thousand people named Lilia are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lilia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 315 #859 – –
2024 290 #915 – –
2023 271 #960 – –
2022 260 #1,007 – –
2021 249 #1,021 – –
2020 205 #1,154 – –
2019 223 #1,101 – –
2018 245 #1,050 – –
2017 233 #1,090 – –
2016 268 #989 – –
2015 284 #956 – –
2014 291 #927 – –
2013 280 #914 – –
2012 302 #882 – –
2011 304 #862 – –
2010 304 #874 – –
2009 298 #909 – –
2008 293 #931 – –
2007 308 #898 – –
2006 281 #934 – –
2005 228 #1,048 – –
2004 256 #940 – –
2003 224 #1,027 – –
2002 217 #1,009 – –
2001 193 #1,100 – –
2000 194 #1,069 – –
1995 128 #1,303 – –
1990 144 #1,192 – –
1985 98 #1,343 – –
1980 138 #1,039 – –
1975 154 #869 – –
1970 128 #983 – –
1965 90 #1,118 – –
1960 87 #1,171 – –
1955 72 #1,177 – –
1950 44 #1,386 – –
1945 34 #1,392 – –
1940 19 #1,873 – –
1935 40 #1,111 – –
1930 73 #836 – –
1925 49 #1,099 – –
1920 61 #935 – –
1915 26 #1,429 – –
1910 13 #1,302 – –
1905 11 #1,216 – –
1900 7 #1,660 – –
1895 7 #1,372 – –
1890 5 #1,433 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lilia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lilia Skala Lilia Skala American actress (1896–1994) 19th century
  2. 2 Lilia Podkopayeva Lilia Podkopayeva Ukrainian gymnast (born 1978) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lilia Osterloh American tennis player (born 1978) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lilia Vaygina-Efremova Ukrainian biathlete (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lilia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lilia?

The median living Lilia is about 23 years old. Half of all living Lilias are between 12 and 45 years old.

How many people named Lilia are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Lilia are alive in the United States, based on 14,319 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lilia mean?

Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.

How popular is the name Lilia in 2025?

Lilia ranked #859 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 315 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lilia?

14,319 babies have been named Lilia in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lilia most popular?

Lilia peaked in 2025, when 315 newborns received the name.

Is Lilia a boy or girl name?

Lilia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lilia rising or falling?

Lilia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lilia become more popular?

Lilia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 374 girls named Lilia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lilia?

Well-known people named Lilia include Lilia Skala (actor), Lilia Podkopayeva (politician), Lilia Osterloh (tennis player).

Names like Lilia

Names that sound and feel close to Lilia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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