How Many People Are Named Lilya?
An estimated 565 people in the United States have the first name Lilya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Lilya peaked in popularity in 2021 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lilya 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 Lilya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
565
About 1 in 606,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2021
36 births
Total Registered
570
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lilya
Lilya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 570 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lilya as a female name
Ranked #4,515 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (36 births)
Lilya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lilya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 267 babies were registered. While Lilya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lilya by Decade
How has Lilya 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.
Lilya by State
Birth registrations for Lilya span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, New York, California. On average, about 22 Lilyas were registered per state.
Lilya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lilya
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lilya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilya?
We estimate approximately 565 people named Lilya 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 606,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Lilya a common name?
Lilya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 570 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lilya most popular?
Lilya reached peak popularity in 2021, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lilya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lilya a female name?
Lilya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lilya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lilya Smith, Lilya Johnson, Lilya 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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