US rank #920 Girls' name Peak 2007 13,995 births

Lilia — #920 US girls' name

13,995 babies named Lilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#920
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lilia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

308 babies were named Lilia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,995 babies named Lilia between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilia currently holds the #920 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 308 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,733 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lilia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,668 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lilia in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lilia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13,995 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lilia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

13,995

Since 1884

141 years of records

Peak year

2007

308 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#920

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1884

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lilia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1884

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
308
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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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

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,733 births that decade — 20% of Lilia's all-time total
1880s301890s361900s1151910s2381920s5901930s4831940s3521950s7121960s9231970s13531980s11811990s14852000s24922010s27332020s1272

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
3,668 26.2%
#2 Texas
2,866 20.5%
#3 Illinois
685 4.9%
#4 New York
508 3.6%
#5 Florida
378 2.7%
#6 Washington
270 1.9%
#7 Arizona
233 1.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
192 1.4%
California share of Lilia's total US births 26.2%
Even split

3,668 of 13,995 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?
13,995 babies have been named Lilia since 1884. It currently ranks #920 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 308 births.
When was Lilia most popular?
Lilia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,733 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Lilia most popular?
The top states for the name Lilia are California (3,668 births), Texas (2,866 births), Illinois (685 births).
How long has the name Lilia been used?
Lilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 141 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.