Girls' name · since 1894

Lillar

104 babies named Lillar in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

104
total births
1894–1947
years on record
1910s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade

104 girls have been named Lillar since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lillar has 104 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1947.

  • 104 total births
  • 1894–1947 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 35% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

104 girls have been named Lillar since 1894, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1947.

104
total births
1894–1947
years on record
1910s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lillar was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lillar in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

Lillar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lillar's SSA record in two at 1911 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lillar at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

104

Since 1894

54 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1894

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1947

Lillar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1947

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
4681012 1894189819061915192019291947 5

Lillar by decade

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

1910s was Lillar's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Lillar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 36 births (35% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillar?
104 babies have been named Lillar since 1894. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Lillar most popular?
Lillar was most popular in the 1910s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lillar been used?
Lillar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 54 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Lillar?
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 Lillar's data

  • Lillar's decade-level peak was the 1910s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1894–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lillar: Baby Name Since 1894 - 104 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lillar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lillar 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 June 2026.