Lilia

Where Lilia comes from

Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lilia
  • Latin
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #930 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1896
    Lilia Skala born
    Austrian-American actress
  3. 1928
    Peak, #750
    90 babies named Lilia — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1934
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,035.
  5. 1997
    Lilia Akhaimova born
    Russian artistic gymnast
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Lilia Skala · Austrian-American actress, 1896–1994
  • Lilia Akhaimova · Russian artistic gymnast, born 1997
  • Lilia Izquierdo · volleyball player, born 1967
  • Lilia Aragón · Mexican actress and politician, 1938–2021
  • Lilia Prado · Mexican actress, 1928–2006

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.