Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Lilya

Meaning Spelling variant of Lilia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,710 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Lilia.

Rank 2025
#4,710
among girls · ↓180 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Lilya · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
36 babies
All-time total
599
#10,569 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Lilya popularity over time

599 babies have been named Lilya since 1993, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 22 2 – #13,404
2000s 120 12 +445% #6,270
2010s 267 27 +122% #4,415
2020s (to 2025) 190 32 +19% #4,057

Where Lilya 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 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Lilya

Lilya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,710 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 599 American babies have been named Lilya. Its peak came in 2021, when 36 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 Lilya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lilya?

The median living Lilya is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 600 people named Lilya are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Lilya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 29 #4,710
2024 31 #4,530
2023 29 #4,707
2022 33 #4,338
2021 36 #4,057
2020 32 #4,324
2019 26 #5,115
2018 28 #4,839
2017 22 #5,757
2016 25 #5,400
2015 22 #5,948
2014 33 #4,415
2013 32 #4,498
2012 28 #5,051
2011 25 #5,469
2010 26 #5,345
2009 14 #8,708
2008 22 #6,270
2007 17 #7,607
2006 17 #7,358
2005 9 #11,451
2004 9 #11,244
2003 11 #9,424
2002 11 #9,214
2001 5 #16,847
2000 5 #16,498
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Famous people named Lilya

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

  1. 1 Lilya Brik Lilya Brik Russian author (1891–1978) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lilya?

The median living Lilya is about 10 years old. Half of all living Lilyas are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Lilya are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Lilya are alive in the United States, based on 599 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lilya mean?

Spelling variant of Lilia.

How popular is the name Lilya in 2025?

Lilya ranked #4,710 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lilya?

599 babies have been named Lilya in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lilya most popular?

Lilya peaked in 2021, when 36 newborns received the name.

Is Lilya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lilya rising or falling?

Lilya has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lilya become more popular?

Lilya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Lilya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lilya?

Well-known people named Lilya include Lilya Brik (writer).

Names like Lilya

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

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