Girls' name · since 1918

Lylith

Lylith has 141 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10360
among girls today
141
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade
42%
more common than other girls

141 babies have been named Lylith since 1918, making it today's #10360 girls' name.

Lylith has 141 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10360 as of the latest data, more common than 42% 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.

  • #10360 among girls today
  • 141 born since 1918
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 42% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Lylith is currently the #10360 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 141 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.

#10360
among girls today
141
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade
42%
more common than other girls

Lylith vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%41.5%
Lylith vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10360
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lylith was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lylith in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Lylith compares

141 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

Lylith's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lylith Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 141 382 567,345
Peak-year births 14 48 19,840

Lylith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lylith splits its recorded history at 2017: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lylith at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

141

Since 1918

108 years of records

Peak year

2025

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,360

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1918

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2025

Lylith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
14
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
46810121416 191820102013201520172019202120242025 14

Lylith by decade

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

2010s was Lylith's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Lylith births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lylith?
Since 1918, Social Security records show 141 babies named Lylith. Today it holds rank #10360 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 14 births.
When was Lylith most popular?
Lylith was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Lylith been used?
Lylith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 108 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lylith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyla, Lylah, Lyle, Lyllian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lylith's data

  • Lylith's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- 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.

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, 1918–2025 (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. "Lylith: #10360 Girls' Name - 141 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lylith. 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 Lylith 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.