Girls' name · since 1922
Lillah
Lillah has 203 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lillah is the #10184 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Lillah recorded 203 times among girls since 1922, holding rank #10184 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1922 to 2025.
- #19,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,184 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillah ranks #19,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 203 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lillah's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lillah compares
203 37th 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
Lillah's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lillah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lillah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lillah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lillah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Lillah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Lillah's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lillah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lillah's data
- Lillah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Lillah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Lillah 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.