girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Lilith

Meaning Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #277 Trend ↑ Rising 58%

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).

Rank 2025
#277
among girls · ↓22 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,111
named Lilith · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,447
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,300 babies
All-time total
13,534
#1,382 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Lilith popularity over time

13,534 babies have been named Lilith since 1913, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 35 4 – #3,033
1920s 23 2 -34% #3,484
1930s 9 1 -61% #3,215
1940s 5 1 -44% #5,027
1950s – – – –
1960s 26 3 – #5,089
1970s 41 4 +58% #5,799
1980s 17 2 -59% #8,858
1990s 256 26 +1406% #1,795
2000s 1,353 135 +429% #1,148
2010s 4,752 475 +251% #403
2020s (to 2025) 7,017 1,170 +146% #232

Where Lilith 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 1,205 0.75 #255
2027 1,292 0.80 #241
2028 1,371 0.85 #223
2029 1,441 0.90 #210
2030 1,504 0.94 #203

Where Lilith is most popular

Girls named Lilith per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.741 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, West Virginia, and Maine.

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 Lilith 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
New Mexico 58 2.38 +222%
West Virginia 61 2.33 +214%
Maine 36 2.33 +214%
South Dakota 27 1.89 +155%
Nevada 82 1.77 +138%
Oklahoma 119 1.62 +118%
Oregon 105 1.61 +118%
New Hampshire 29 1.57 +112%
Kentucky 132 1.54 +108%
Arkansas 80 1.51 +104%
Alaska 13 1.51 +104%
Montana 20 1.48 +99%
Kansas 79 1.37 +85%
Iowa 80 1.37 +85%
Missouri 165 1.37 +85%
Nebraska 48 1.34 +80%
Colorado 148 1.33 +79%
Arizona 181 1.29 +74%
Indiana 179 1.28 +72%
Tennessee 177 1.12 +51%
Washington 160 1.11 +50%
Utah 92 1.11 +49%
Ohio 257 1.08 +46%
Michigan 192 1.05 +42%
Idaho 35 1.05 +41%
South Carolina 93 1.03 +40%
Alabama 97 1.03 +39%
Mississippi 45 0.962 +30%
Pennsylvania 218 0.922 +24%
Virginia 154 0.904 +22%
Wisconsin 93 0.903 +22%
Illinois 201 0.878 +19%
Texas 686 0.853 +15%
North Carolina 188 0.826 +11%
Louisiana 68 0.777 +5%
Georgia 165 0.726 ≈ national
Connecticut 40 0.688 -7%
California 566 0.673 -9%
Florida 279 0.652 -12%
Maryland 64 0.604 -18%
Minnesota 63 0.584 -21%
Massachusetts 63 0.521 -30%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -35%
New York 189 0.477 -36%
North Dakota 6 0.456 -38%
New Jersey 74 0.410 -45%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lilith

Lilith is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #277 in 2025 with 1,111 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 13,534 American babies have been named Lilith. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,300 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 Lilith stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lilith?

The median living Lilith is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 13 thousand people named Lilith are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Lilith year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,111 #277
2024 1,252 #255
2023 1,300 #232
2022 1,182 #269
2021 1,165 #268
2020 1,007 #316
2019 771 #403
2018 604 #520
2017 639 #488
2016 584 #534
2015 515 #587
2014 453 #632
2013 323 #829
2012 327 #823
2011 282 #924
2010 254 #994
2009 221 #1,148
2008 187 #1,320
2007 160 #1,466
2006 134 #1,605
2005 130 #1,569
2004 115 #1,694
2003 116 #1,663
2002 103 #1,765
2001 98 #1,814
2000 89 #1,913
1995 15 #6,133
1990 7 #10,884
1985 7 #8,858
1980 – –
1975 6 #8,587
1970 8 #6,098
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 9 #3,215
1925 – –
1920 9 #3,484
1915 6 #4,043
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lilith?

The median living Lilith is about 5 years old. Half of all living Liliths are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Lilith are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Lilith are alive in the United States, based on 13,534 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lilith mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).

How popular is the name Lilith in 2025?

Lilith ranked #277 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,111 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lilith?

13,534 babies have been named Lilith in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lilith most popular?

Lilith peaked in 2023, when 1,300 newborns received the name.

Is Lilith a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lilith rising or falling?

Lilith is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lilith become more popular?

Lilith is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,504 girls named Lilith in 2030, which would rank around #203. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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