Total births
140
Girls' name · since 2010
Liylah
Liylah has 140 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8355
- among girls today
- 140
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Liylah currently ranks #8355 among girls' names in America, with 140 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Liylah recorded 140 times among girls since 2010, holding rank #8355 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 2010 to 2025.
- #8355 among girls today
- 140 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Liylah is currently the #8355 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 140 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8355
- among girls today
- 140
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Liylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8355
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Liylah was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
14 babies were named Liylah in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Liylah compares
140 30th percentile among 17,726 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
Liylah's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Liylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liylah's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#8,355
Active since
2010
Liylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Liylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Liylah's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Liylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liylah? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 140 babies named Liylah. Today it holds rank #8355 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 14 births.
When was Liylah most popular? ▼
Liylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Liylah been used? ▼
Liylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 16 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Liylah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liya, Liyah, Liyana, Liyla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Liylah's data
- Liylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Liylah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Liylah
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Liyana Girl
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Liyla Girl
#10091 162 births
Liyanna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liylah: #8355 Girls' Name - 140 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liylah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liylah 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 June 2026.