Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Lilla

Meaning Spelling variant of Lila Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,047 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Lila.

Rank 2025
#5,047
among girls · ↓705 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Lilla · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
85 babies
All-time total
4,440
#2,780 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lilla popularity over time

4,440 babies have been named Lilla since 1880, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882Girls

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 408 41 – #262
1890s 465 47 +14% #359
1900s 431 43 -7% #444
1910s 587 59 +36% #687
1920s 657 66 +12% #813
1930s 389 39 -41% #1,027
1940s 289 29 -26% #1,283
1950s 158 16 -45% #1,996
1960s 108 11 -32% #3,552
1970s 64 6 -41% #4,932
1980s 26 3 -59% #5,746
1990s 55 6 +112% #7,821
2000s 277 28 +404% #3,689
2010s 373 37 +35% #3,249
2020s (to 2025) 153 26 -32% #4,342

Where Lilla 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 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Lilla

Lilla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,047 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,440 American babies have been named Lilla. Its peak came in 1918, when 85 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Lilla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lilla?

The median living Lilla is about 22 years old; half are between 12 and 72. An estimated 1,500 people named Lilla are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Lilla year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 26 #5,047
2024 33 #4,342
2023 27 #4,939
2022 26 #5,108
2021 22 #5,678
2020 19 #6,221
2019 36 #4,045
2018 27 #4,949
2017 33 #4,342
2016 26 #5,224
2015 40 #3,817
2014 38 #3,971
2013 44 #3,547
2012 51 #3,249
2011 41 #3,763
2010 37 #4,078
2009 41 #3,841
2008 38 #4,141
2007 44 #3,689
2006 36 #4,118
2005 31 #4,436
2004 25 #5,150
2003 18 #6,466
2002 20 #5,799
2001 13 #8,000
2000 11 #8,921
1995 5 #14,770
1990 7 #10,885
1985 – –
1980 12 #5,746
1975 10 #5,788
1970 11 #4,932
1965 10 #4,368
1960 8 #4,992
1955 16 #2,901
1950 16 #2,616
1945 38 #1,304
1940 27 #1,498
1935 34 #1,236
1930 45 #1,110
1925 53 #1,043
1920 76 #828
1915 58 #862
1910 39 #687
1905 54 #462
1900 57 #444
1895 47 #415
1890 45 #376
1885 43 #309
1880 35 #262

Famous people named Lilla

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

  1. 1 Lilla Cabot Perry Lilla Cabot Perry American painter 1848–1933 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lilla?

The median living Lilla is about 22 years old. Half of all living Lillas are between 12 and 72 years old.

How many people named Lilla are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Lilla are alive in the United States, based on 4,440 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lilla mean?

Spelling variant of Lila.

How popular is the name Lilla in 2025?

Lilla ranked #5,047 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lilla?

4,440 babies have been named Lilla in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lilla most popular?

Lilla peaked in 1918, when 85 newborns received the name.

Is Lilla a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lilla rising or falling?

Lilla is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lilla become more popular?

Lilla looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Lilla in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lilla?

Well-known people named Lilla include Lilla Cabot Perry (painter).

Names like Lilla

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

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