Lilia
#859 for girls in 2025, 315 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 90 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,314since 1884
Lilia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lilia has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #859 | 315 | — | |
| 2024 | #914 | 290 | — | |
| 2023 | #960 | 271 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,007 | 260 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,020 | 249 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,152 | 205 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,101 | 223 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,048 | 245 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,087 | 233 | — | |
| 2016 | #989 | 268 | — | |
| 2015 | #955 | 284 | — | |
| 2014 | #923 | 291 | — | |
| 2013 | #912 | 280 | — | |
| 2012 | #881 | 302 | — | |
| 2011 | #862 | 304 | — | |
| 2010 | #873 | 304 | — | |
| 2009 | #909 | 298 | — | |
| 2008 | #930 | 293 | — | |
| 2007 | #896 | 308 | — | |
| 2006 | #934 | 281 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,046 | 228 | — | |
| 2004 | #937 | 256 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,027 | 224 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,008 | 217 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,096 | 193 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,065 | 194 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,099 | 181 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,133 | 167 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,013 | 190 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,204 | 149 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,301 | 128 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,285 | 132 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,374 | 119 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,258 | 137 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,233 | 138 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,186 | 144 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,187 | 137 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,354 | 105 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #1,381 | 98 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,241 | 110 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,339 | 98 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,272 | 99 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,132 | 118 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,069 | 134 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,009 | 144 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,034 | 138 | — | |
| 1979 | #995 | 143 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,154 | 110 | — | |
| 1977 | #999 | 135 | — | |
| 1976 | #949 | 134 | — | |
| 1975 | #868 | 154 | — | |
| 1974 | #834 | 158 | — | |
| 1973 | #878 | 146 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,022 | 114 | — | |
| 1971 | #967 | 131 | — | |
| 1970 | #979 | 128 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,100 | 101 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,119 | 88 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,225 | 77 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,109 | 90 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,091 | 100 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,126 | 94 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,184 | 86 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,101 | 99 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,165 | 87 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,118 | 91 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,143 | 86 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,100 | 90 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,279 | 66 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,140 | 75 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,155 | 70 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,269 | 56 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,183 | 62 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,375 | 44 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,236 | 54 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,223 | 55 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,471 | 31 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,355 | 32 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,288 | 32 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,144 | 39 | — | |
| 1936 | #941 | 53 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,101 | 40 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,035 | 45 | — | |
| 1933 | #999 | 48 | — | |
| 1932 | #801 | 72 | — | |
| 1931 | #941 | 54 | — | |
| 1930 | #831 | 73 | — | |
| 1929 | #922 | 60 | — | |
| 1928 | #750 | 90 | — | |
| 1927 | #935 | 64 | — | |
| 1926 | #952 | 62 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,089 | 49 | — | |
| 1924 | #962 | 63 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,101 | 48 | — | |
| 1922 | #917 | 64 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | — | |
| 1920 | #931 | 61 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,242 | 37 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,405 | 26 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,119 | 29 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five girls were named Lilia! It came in at #930, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lilia is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#559 · 1 in 2,831
- Illinois#666 · 1 in 3,390
- New Jersey#710 · 1 in 3,658
- Washington#717 · 1 in 3,571
- Wisconsin#746 · 1 in 3,884
Best ever in a state: #90 in Hawaii, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #559 | 9 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Illinois | #666 | 17 | 1 in 3,390 |
| New Jersey | #710 | 10 | 1 in 3,658 |
| Washington | #717 | 9 | 1 in 3,571 |
| Wisconsin | #746 | 6 | 1 in 3,884 |
| California | #772 | 45 | 1 in 4,527 |
| Florida | #851 | 18 | 1 in 4,817 |
| Minnesota | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,908 |
| Texas | #885 | 33 | 1 in 5,069 |
| Tennessee | #953 | 6 | 1 in 5,174 |
| Missouri | #958 | 5 | 1 in 5,425 |
| Arizona | #959 | 6 | 1 in 5,157 |
| Michigan | #1,000 | 7 | 1 in 6,010 |
| Virginia | #1,036 | 6 | 1 in 6,190 |
| Indiana | #1,058 | 5 | 1 in 6,059 |
| New York | #1,087 | 14 | 1 in 6,417 |
| Ohio | #1,151 | 7 | 1 in 7,438 |
| Georgia | #1,319 | 6 | 1 in 8,008 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 55 spots since 2024 (#914 → #859)
- 293 spots since 2020 (#1,152 → #859)
- 96 spots since 2015 (#955 → #859)
- Biggest jump: 626 spots in 1922 (#1,543 → #917)
- Biggest drop: 612 spots in 1921 (#931 → #1,543)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1928 at #750 (90 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 2006–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,102
- Highest: 1 in 5,102 girls born in 2025 were named Lilia (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #750 in 1928, was only 1 in 12,815 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 19.1% of all girls named Lilia (2,734) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #930 (1884) | #1,049 |
| 1890s | 36 | #1,277 (1893) | #1,333 |
| 1900s | 115 | #923 (1907) | #1,154 |
| 1910s | 238 | #1,119 (1914) | #1,287 |
| 1920s | 590 | #750 (1928) | #1,010 |
| 1930s | 483 | #801 (1932) | #1,051 |
| 1940s | 352 | #1,223 (1948) | #1,487 |
| 1950s | 712 | #1,100 (1957) | #1,194 |
| 1960s | 923 | #1,031 (1968) | #1,125 |
| 1970s | 1,353 | #834 (1974) | #965 |
| 1980s | 1,181 | #1,009 (1981) | #1,202 |
| 1990s | 1,485 | #1,013 (1997) | #1,209 |
| 2000s | 2,492 | #896 (2007) | #985 |
| 2010s | 2,734 | #862 (2011) | #963 |
| 2020s | 1,590 | #859 (2025) | #985 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lilia in 2016
girls
#989
268 births · 1 in 6,612 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 6,612 of them was named Lilia, which outranked 94.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).