Lilah is an established variant of Lily that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lilah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #179 for girl births in the United States (and #393 across all names), given to 1,736 babies. Lilah first appears in 1884 and peaked in 2025 (1,736 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,736 | 1,736 | #179 |
| 2024 | 1,690 | 1,690 | #179 |
| 2023 | 1,503 | 1,503 | #198 |
| 2022 | 1,364 | 1,364 | #220 |
| 2021 | 1,250 | 1,250 | #244 |
| 2020 | 1,258 | 1,258 | #240 |
| 2019 | 1,153 | 1,153 | #288 |
| 2018 | 1,155 | 1,155 | #287 |
| 2017 | 1,177 | 1,177 | #272 |
| 2016 | 1,093 | 1,093 | #299 |
| 2015 | 1,032 | 1,032 | #314 |
| 2014 | 1,051 | 1,051 | #316 |
| 2013 | 1,049 | 1,049 | #305 |
| 2012 | 1,032 | 1,032 | #311 |
| 2011 | 1,046 | 1,046 | #306 |
| 2010 | 964 | 964 | #336 |
| 2009 | 885 | 885 | #366 |
| 2008 | 774 | 774 | #416 |
| 2007 | 525 | 525 | #572 |
| 2006 | 308 | 308 | #868 |
| 2005 | 223 | 223 | #1,071 |
| 2004 | 167 | 167 | #1,285 |
| 2003 | 162 | 162 | #1,288 |
| 2002 | 133 | 133 | #1,438 |
| 2001 | 106 | 106 | #1,709 |
| 2000 | 91 | 91 | #1,877 |
| 1999 | 69 | 69 | #2,192 |
| 1998 | 47 | 47 | #2,823 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #3,768 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,194 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #6,132 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,188 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #5,349 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #7,316 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,729 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #5,427 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,780 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,500 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #4,589 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,452 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #4,369 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,566 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,387 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,453 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,121 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,745 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,609 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #3,162 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,096 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,891 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,740 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,583 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,052 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,943 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,019 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,097 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,325 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,419 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,367 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,568 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,409 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #4,149 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,614 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,936 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,186 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #4,082 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #4,329 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,330 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,485 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #3,854 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #3,988 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,620 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,476 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #3,489 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,588 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,237 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,546 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,261 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #3,376 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #2,919 |
| 1941 | 21 | — | #1,778 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,870 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,681 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #1,732 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,388 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,455 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | #2,659 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #2,245 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,483 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #2,952 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | #2,160 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #1,514 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | #1,795 |
| 1928 | 23 | — | #1,757 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,852 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | #1,692 |
| 1925 | 35 | — | #1,360 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | #1,631 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | #1,706 |
| 1922 | 30 | — | #1,525 |
| 1921 | 41 | — | #1,214 |
| 1920 | 34 | — | #1,364 |
| 1919 | 31 | — | #1,410 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,848 |
| 1917 | 35 | — | #1,229 |
| 1916 | 38 | — | #1,157 |
| 1915 | 28 | — | #1,355 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | #1,108 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | #992 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,578 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | #1,210 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | #1,301 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,183 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | #1,238 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #1,180 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | #1,380 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | #1,133 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,575 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | #956 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,179 |
| 1901 | 20 | — | #736 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #1,200 |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #806 |
| 1898 | 15 | — | #904 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | #958 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,500 |
| 1895 | 18 | — | #758 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | #769 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | #882 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #942 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | #869 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,157 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,083 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,234 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #867 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,132 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #894 |