Girls' name · since 1884
Lilah
24,664 babies named Lilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #179 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,664
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lilah is the #179 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,664 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Lilah recorded 24,664 times among girls since 1884, holding rank #179 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #179 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,664 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilah ranks #929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,664 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #179 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,664
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilah's 24,664 recorded births place it above 98.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lilah compares
24,664 Top 6% higher than 94% of 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
Lilah's all-time total is 66x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,664 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,736 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lilah's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,736, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,736
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Lilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,752 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Lilah's strongest decade.
10,752 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 32
1880s
32 births
- 1890s 125
1890s
125 births
- 1900s 120
1900s
120 births
- 1910s 254
1910s
254 births
- 1920s 284
1920s
284 births
- 1930s 146
1930s
146 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s 148
1980s
148 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 3,374
2000s
3,374 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,752 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,801 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,752 births (44% of all-time use).
How Lilah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lilah's total volume
Lilah by state
Where Lilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,672 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,911 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,273 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,124 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 973 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 908 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 852 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 804 | 3.3% |
2,672 of 24,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Lilah appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lilah's data
- Lilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,752 total births) through the 2020s (8,801) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lilahs (2,672 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Lilah 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.