How Many People Are Named Lilah?
An estimated 21,705 people in the United States have the first name Lilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Lilah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,685 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lilah 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 Lilah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lilah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
21,705
About 1 in 15,791 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,685 births
Total Registered
22,916
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lilah
Lilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,916 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lilah as a female name
Ranked #179 in 2024
1,685 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,685 births)
Lilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lilah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10,750 babies were registered. While Lilah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lilah by Decade
How has Lilah 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.
Lilah by State
Birth registrations for Lilah span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, South Dakota. On average, about 411 Lilahs were registered per state.
Lilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lilah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilah?
We estimate approximately 21,705 people named Lilah 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 15,791 Americans share this first name.
Is Lilah a common name?
Lilah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,916 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lilah most popular?
Lilah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,685 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lilah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lilah a female name?
Lilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lilah Smith, Lilah Johnson, Lilah 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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