How Many People Are Named Lila Bird?
There are approximately 5 people named Lila Bird living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lila with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bird. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
5
1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Lila: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lila. The peak year was 2010 with 1,969 births. The average person named Lila today is 26 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Lila
In the 2020 Census, the first name Lila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.89%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.98%) and Two or More Races (5.11%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Lila in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Lila rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Bird Surname
The surname Bird was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Bird in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Lila" has an estimated frequency of 0.0127% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Bird" appears at a rate of 11.32 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Lila are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Lila
Other people with the surname Bird
Lila Bird: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Lila Bird?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Lila Bird are alive in the United States today. The first name Lila is shared by 43,369 Americans, and the surname Bird is shared by 38,793.
How rare is the name Lila Bird?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Lila is uncommon and the surname Bird is uncommon.
Is Lila a male or female name?
Lila is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 2010 and the average bearer today is 26 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Lila?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Lila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.89%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.98%) and Two or More Races (5.11%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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