How Many People Are Named Lilac?
An estimated 332 people in the United States have the first name Lilac. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Lilac peaked in popularity in 2024 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lilac as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lilac paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
332
About 1 in 1,032,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
43 births
Total Registered
335
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lilac
Lilac is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 335 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lilac as a female name
Ranked #3,603 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (43 births)
Lilac: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lilac span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 139 babies were registered. Lilac remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lilac by Decade
How has Lilac tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lilac by State
Lilac + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilac as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lilac
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lilac: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilac?
We estimate approximately 332 people named Lilac are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,032,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Lilac a common name?
Lilac is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 335 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lilac most popular?
Lilac reached peak popularity in 2024, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lilac is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lilac a female name?
Lilac is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lilac Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lilac Smith, Lilac Johnson, Lilac Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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