Girls' name · since 2001
Lilu
Lilu has 196 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilu is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 196 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Lilu recorded 196 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2024.
- #20,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilu ranks #20,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilu's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lilu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lilu's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lilu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lilu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (108 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Lilu's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lilu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (55% of all-time use).
Lilu by state
Where Lilu concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 196 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lilu's data
- Lilu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lilus (5 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lilu: 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 (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Lilu 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.