Unisex name · since 1916

Lile

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Lile, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,310 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,315 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
90
born since 1916
2020s
peak decade

90 babies have been named Lile since 1916, making it today's #13315 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lile has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #13315 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #28,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,315 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 90 born since 1916
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lile ranks #28,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,315 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 90 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.

#28,310 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,315 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
90
born since 1916
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%23%
Lile vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lile's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Lile compares

90 23rd 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

Lile's all-time total is 76% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lile Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 90 376 567,345
Peak-year births 8 21 19,840

Lile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lile splits its recorded history at 1949: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lile popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
456789 191619221935194419492015202020242025 6

Lile popularity over time - boys

31 total births recorded since 1916 (Lile as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 31 births
456789 19161920192119251938 5

Lile by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 27% of the file).

2020s was Lile's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Lile births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Lile by state

Where Lile concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.6%
Texas share of Lile's total US births 5.6%

5 of 90 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lile?
90 babies have been named Lile since 1916. All-time, it sits at #28,310 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,315 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
Where does Lile sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lile ranks #28,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,315 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lile most popular?
Lile was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Lile most popular?
The top states for the name Lile are Texas (5 births).
Is Lile a unisex name?
Yes, Lile is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 90 births, and as a boy's name it has 31 births.
How long has the name Lile been used?
Records for Lile go back to 1916, giving 110 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lile's data

  • Texas records the most Liles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2025 (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 Lile 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.