US rank #8132 Girls' name Peak 2008 359 births

Lilit — #8132 US girls' name

359 babies named Lilit in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s882000s1162010s1022020s53
#8132
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lilit was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lilit in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lilit

The Social Security Administration has registered 359 babies named Lilit between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilit currently holds the #8132 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lilit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lilit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lilit 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 359 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.

Lilit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

359

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,132

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lilit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242019201420092004199919931990 9

Lilit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 32% of Lilit's all-time total
1990s882000s1162010s1022020s53

Lilit by state

Where Lilit concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lilit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
258 71.9%
California share of Lilit's total US births 71.9%

258 of 359 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilit?
359 babies have been named Lilit since 1990. It currently ranks #8132 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Lilit most popular?
Lilit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Lilit most popular?
The top states for the name Lilit are California (258 births).
How long has the name Lilit been used?
Lilit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lilit?
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, 1990–2024 (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.