Girls' name · since 1884

Lilia

Lilia has 14,314 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#859 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,314
born since 1884
2010s
peak decade

Lilia currently ranks #859 among girls' names in America, with 14,314 babies recorded since 1884.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilia has been recorded 14,314 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #859 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.

  • #1,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #859 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 14,314 born since 1884
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilia ranks #1,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #859 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,314 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#859 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,314
born since 1884
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95%
Lilia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lilia's 14,314 recorded births place it above 98.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

34 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lilia compares

14,314 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Lilia's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lilia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 14,314 376 567,345
Peak-year births 315 21 19,840

Lilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lilia's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 315, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lilia popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
315
Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
0100200300400 188419061924194119581975199220092025 315

Lilia popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1988 (Lilia as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1988 5

Lilia by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (2,734 births, 19% of the file).

2010s was Lilia's strongest decade.

2,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Lilia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,734 births (19% of all-time use).

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

How Lilia 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 Lilia's total volume

Lilia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -98, 2.5%-113, 3.6%-67, 4.2%-48, 5.5%-86, 4.3%-145, 2.8%-112, 4.3%-144, 2.2%-124, 6.9%-62, 4.8%-146, 2.8%-45, 5.6%-63, 7.1%-138, 3%-139, 3.3%Lilia-142, 2.2%Lilia
Lilia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lilia by state

Where Lilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1884

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,719 26.0%
#2 Texas
2,907 20.3%
#3 Illinois
697 4.9%
#4 New York
534 3.7%
#5 Florida
392 2.7%
#6 Washington
280 2.0%
#7 Arizona
241 1.7%
#8 Michigan
201 1.4%
California share of Lilia's total US births 26.0%
Even split

3,719 of 14,314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Lilia appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilia?
Lilia has been given to 14,314 babies in the U.S. since 1884, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,323 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #859 of 17,297. 315 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Lilia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilia ranks #1,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #859 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 Lilia most popular?
Lilia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,734 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Lilia most popular?
The top states for the name Lilia are California (3,719 births), Texas (2,907 births), Illinois (697 births).
How long has the name Lilia been used?
The SSA has tracked Lilia since 1884 -- 142 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lilia?
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 Lilia's data

  • Lilia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,734 total births) through the 2020s (1,590) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Lilias (3,719 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.

Keep exploring Lilia

Nearby Names Like Lilia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lilia

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lilia

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lilia: 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, 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 Lilia 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.