US rank #2216 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,994 births

Lillith — #2216 US girls' name

1,994 babies named Lillith in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61990s792000s4242010s9532020s527
#2216
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lillith was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

113 babies were named Lillith in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lillith

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,994 babies named Lillith between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lillith currently holds the #2216 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lillith performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 953 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lillith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Lillith in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lillith 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 1,994 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.

Lillith at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,994

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2014

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,216

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lillith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
113
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Lillith by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
953 births that decade — 48% of Lillith's all-time total
1910s51920s61990s792000s4242010s9532020s527

Lillith by state

Where Lillith concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lillith
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
147 7.4%
#2 California
90 4.5%
#3 Ohio
75 3.8%
#4 Indiana
58 2.9%
#5 Florida
44 2.2%
#6 Tennessee
44 2.2%
#7 Michigan
40 2.0%
#8 North Carolina
33 1.7%
Texas share of Lillith's total US births 7.4%
Even split

147 of 1,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lillith appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillith?
1,994 babies have been named Lillith since 1918. It currently ranks #2216 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 113 births.
When was Lillith most popular?
Lillith was most popular in the 2010s decade with 953 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Lillith most popular?
The top states for the name Lillith are Texas (147 births), California (90 births), Ohio (75 births).
How long has the name Lillith been used?
Lillith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lillith?
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, 1918–2024 (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.