Girls' name · since 1979
Lilac
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 371 babies named Lilac, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lilac currently ranks #4112 among girls' names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Lilac recorded 371 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #4112 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #14,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilac ranks #14,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 371 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lilac's 371 recorded births place it above 80.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lilac compares
371 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lilac's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilac | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lilac splits its recorded history at 2014: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lilac popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lilac by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (175 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Lilac's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Lilac births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 175 births (47% of all-time use).
Lilac by state
Where Lilac concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 5.7% |
21 of 371 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lilac's data
- California records the most Lilacs (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lilac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lilac draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.