Lilu — #14305 US girls' name
196 babies named Lilu in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
55% of everyone ever named Lilu was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Lilu in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lilu
The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Lilu between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilu currently holds the #14305 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lilu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lilu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lilu 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 196 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.
Lilu at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lilu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
Currently ranks #14305 among girls.
196 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 18 births in a single year.
Lilu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 108 births that decade — 55% of Lilu's all-time total
Lilu decade highlights
- Peak decade 108 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Lilu's strongest decade
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 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.
Top 5 states
- California 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 2001–2024 (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.