Lylah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#585

among girls · ↓40 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

503

named Lylah · -10% vs 2024

How common

1 in 3,195

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

556 babies

All-time total

8,547

#1,849 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Lylah popularity over time

8,547 babies have been named Lylah since 1916, 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

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	12	1	–	#4,201
1920s	26	3	+117%	#3,250
1930s	5	1	-81%	#4,608
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#9,048
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	30	3	–	#6,089
2000s	964	96	+3113%	#828
2010s	4,428	443	+359%	#615
2020s (to 2025)	3,077	513	+16%	#545

Where Lylah 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	513	0.32	outside top 500
2027	522	0.32	outside top 500
2028	530	0.33	outside top 500
2029	536	0.33	outside top 500
2030	542	0.34	outside top 500

Where Lylah is most popular

Girls named Lylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.319 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, New Mexico, and Louisiana.

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 Lylah 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
West Virginia	21	0.801	+151%
New Mexico	18	0.740	+132%
Louisiana	55	0.628	+97%
Kentucky	52	0.608	+91%
Indiana	84	0.598	+88%
Oklahoma	44	0.598	+87%
Kansas	34	0.589	+85%
Alaska	5	0.581	+82%
Ohio	130	0.548	+72%
Tennessee	84	0.530	+66%
Hawaii	6	0.523	+64%
Missouri	63	0.523	+64%
Oregon	32	0.491	+54%
Michigan	83	0.456	+43%
Arizona	63	0.449	+41%
Colorado	50	0.448	+40%
Pennsylvania	102	0.431	+35%
Minnesota	46	0.426	+34%
Alabama	40	0.426	+34%
Washington	61	0.422	+32%
Massachusetts	46	0.380	+19%
Virginia	64	0.375	+18%
South Carolina	33	0.367	+15%
Illinois	81	0.354	+11%
Arkansas	18	0.341	+7%
Florida	145	0.339	+6%
Texas	268	0.333	≈ national
North Carolina	75	0.329	≈ national
New Hampshire	6	0.325	≈ national
Wisconsin	33	0.320	≈ national
Nevada	14	0.301	-6%
California	252	0.300	-6%
Connecticut	17	0.292	-8%
Iowa	17	0.291	-9%
Georgia	66	0.291	-9%
Mississippi	13	0.278	-13%
New Jersey	48	0.266	-17%
Utah	21	0.252	-21%
New York	92	0.232	-27%
Idaho	7	0.209	-34%
Maryland	21	0.198	-38%
Nebraska	5	0.139	-56%
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
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 Lylah

Lylah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #585 in 2025 with 503 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 8,547 American babies have been named Lylah. Its peak came in 2024, when 556 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 Lylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lylah?

The median living Lylah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 8,500 people named Lylah are alive in the United States today.

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

Lylah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	503	#585
2024	556	#545
2023	493	#605
2022	514	#583
2021	522	#581
2020	489	#594
2019	463	#636
2018	471	#634
2017	460	#641
2016	418	#695
2015	453	#632
2014	469	#615
2013	440	#641
2012	450	#635
2011	445	#643
2010	359	#763
2009	341	#828
2008	197	#1,270
2007	153	#1,514
2006	86	#2,239
2005	48	#3,242
2004	38	#3,789
2003	32	#4,163
2002	27	#4,577
2001	23	#5,107
2000	19	#5,843
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	10	#3,250
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lylah?

The median living Lylah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Lylahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Lylah are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Lylah are alive in the United States, based on 8,547 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lylah mean?

Rare spelling variant of Leila.

How popular is the name Lylah in 2025?

Lylah ranked #585 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 503 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lylah?

8,547 babies have been named Lylah in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lylah most popular?

Lylah peaked in 2024, when 556 newborns received the name.

Is Lylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lylah rising or falling?

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

Will Lylah become more popular?

Lylah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 542 girls named Lylah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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