Girls' name · since 1881

Lillia

Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 2,633 babies named Lillia, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,910 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,001 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,633
born since 1881
2010s
peak decade

Lillia currently ranks #3001 among girls' names in America, with 2,633 babies recorded since 1881.

Social Security Administration records show Lillia recorded 2,633 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #3001 nationally today, ahead of 83% 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 1881 to 2025.

  • #3,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,633 born since 1881
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillia ranks #3,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,633 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,910 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,001 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,633
born since 1881
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%82.6%
Lillia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lillia's 2,633 recorded births place it above 94.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Lillia compares

2,633 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Lillia's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lillia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,633 376 567,345
Peak-year births 73 21 19,840

Lillia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lillia's full recorded timeline at 1951, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lillia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
73
Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
020406080 188119011919193719551975199720152025 55

Lillia by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (600 births, 23% of the file).

2010s was Lillia's strongest decade.

600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Lillia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 600 births (23% of all-time use).

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

How Lillia 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 Lillia's total volume

Lillia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -114, 3.3%-40, 7.1%-111, 3.8%-51, 4.3%-54, 8.6%-131, 3%-56, 5.4%-37, 7.8%-51, 7.1%-46, 5.4%-56, 14.2%-50, 4.5%-63, 9%-80, 4.5%-133, 2%Lillia-145, 2.8%Lillia
Lillia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lillia by state

Where Lillia concentrates geographically, total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lillia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 3.8%
#2 Ohio
42 1.6%
#3 Texas
35 1.3%
#4 Florida
24 0.9%
#5 Michigan
23 0.9%
#6 New York
16 0.6%
#7 Wisconsin
16 0.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
10 0.4%
California share of Lillia's total US births 3.8%
Even split

100 of 2,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Lillia appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillia?
Lillia has been given to 2,633 babies in the U.S. since 1881, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,910 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,001 of 17,297. 73 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Lillia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillia ranks #3,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,001 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 Lillia most popular?
Lillia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 600 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Lillia most popular?
The top states for the name Lillia are California (100 births), Ohio (42 births), Texas (35 births).
How long has the name Lillia been used?
Lillia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 145 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lillia?
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 Lillia's data

  • Lillia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (600 total births) through the 2020s (306) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Lillias (100 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 Lillia

Nearby Names Like Lillia

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lillia

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lillia: 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, 1881–2025 (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 Lillia 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.