Lilas vs Lillian

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

Name A

Lilas

Girl name · Rank #13502

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Name B

Lillian

Girl name · Rank #54

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Metric Lilas Lillian
Current Rank #13502 #54
Total Births (all years) 361 471,024
Peak Year 1916 1920
Peak Year Births 18 10,049
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lilas Lillian
1880ss — 11,270
1890ss — 24,106
1900ss 11 32,519
1910ss 99 75,914
1920ss 128 83,159
1930ss 56 37,393
1940ss 16 22,314
1950ss — 16,508
1960ss — 10,607
1970ss — 5,363
1980ss — 5,389
1990ss — 11,229
2000ss — 49,392
2010ss 29 64,948
2020ss 22 20,913

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lilas Lillian
2014 — 6,924
2015 5 6,625
2016 5 6,385
2017 7 6,179
2018 5 5,566
2019 7 5,126
2020 7 4,511
2021 9 4,327
2022 — 4,256
2023 — 3,937
2024 6 3,882

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, 1908–2024.

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