Lilah vs Lily

Side-by-side comparison of Lilah and Lily - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lilah

Girl name · Rank #179

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Name B

Lily

Girl name · Rank #24

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Metric Lilah Lily
Current Rank #179 #24
Total Births (all years) 24,664 189,644
Peak Year 2025 2011
Peak Year Births 1,736 8,192
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lilah Lily
1880s 32 680
1890s 125 979
1900s 120 1,045
1910s 254 2,795
1920s 284 3,757
1930s 146 2,229
1940s 102 1,511
1950s 74 1,426
1960s 60 1,148
1970s 121 1,220
1980s 148 2,708
1990s 271 9,772
2000s 3,374 56,186
2010s 10,752 68,316
2020s 8,801 35,872

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lilah Lily
2014 1,051 6,789
2015 1,032 6,683
2016 1,093 6,610
2017 1,177 5,862
2018 1,155 5,753
2019 1,153 5,461
2020 1,258 5,258
2021 1,250 5,632
2022 1,364 6,012
2023 1,503 6,176
2024 1,690 6,121
2025 1,736 6,673

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2025.

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