How Many People Are Named Lilla?
An estimated 1,323 people in the United States have the first name Lilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Lilla peaked in popularity in 1918 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lilla 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 Lilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,323
About 1 in 259,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1918
85 births
Total Registered
4,414
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lilla
Lilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,414 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lilla as a female name
Ranked #4,328 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (85 births)
Lilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lilla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 657 babies were registered. Lilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lilla by Decade
How has Lilla 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.
Lilla by State
Birth registrations for Lilla span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Texas. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, New York. On average, about 77 Lillas were registered per state.
Lilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lilla
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilla?
We estimate approximately 1,323 people named Lilla 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 259,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Lilla a common name?
Lilla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,414 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lilla most popular?
Lilla reached peak popularity in 1918, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lilla is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lilla a female name?
Lilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lilla Smith, Lilla Johnson, Lilla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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