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Lila and Lily side by side: Lila peaked in 2010 and Lily in 2011; in 2025 they were given to 1,670 and 6,673 babies.

Lila and Lily, year by year

Babies given each name per year
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Lila and Lily births by year2k4k6k8k10k18801900192019401960198020002025LilyLila
Lila and Lily births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880190519301955198020052025LilyLila
Lila and Lily births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880193019802025LilyLila

Girls and boys together; Lila solid, Lily dashed.

Lila and Lily compared
LilaLily
Births 20251,6706,673
Rank 2025#187 among girls’ names#18 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188076,550189,789
Peak year20102011
Girls99.9%99.9%
Alive, estimated46,400176,000
Median age1615

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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