Girls' name · since 1918
Lillith
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 2,097 babies named Lillith, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,097
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lillith currently ranks #1916 among girls' names in America, with 2,097 babies recorded since 1918.
Lillith has 2,097 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1916 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #4,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,916 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,097 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillith ranks #4,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,916 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,097 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,097
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lillith's 2,097 recorded births place it above 93.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lillith compares
2,097 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Lillith's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lillith | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,097 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lillith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lillith splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lillith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Lillith by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (953 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Lillith's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Lillith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
424 births
- 2010s
2010s
953 births
- 2020s
2020s
630 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 953 births (45% of all-time use).
How Lillith 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 Lillith's total volume
Lillith by state
Where Lillith concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 155 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 97 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 82 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 50 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 45 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 33 | 1.6% |
155 of 2,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Lillith appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lillith's data
- Lillith's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (953 total births) through the 2020s (630) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lilliths (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lillith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Lillith 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.