Lilya
Lilya was the 4710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 4057th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Lilya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,710 girls, down 386 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 599babies recorded
Lilya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,710 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,324 | 32 |
| 2010 | #5,345 | 26 |
| 2000 | #16,498 | 5 |
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How popular is Lilya, counting every spelling?
Lilya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilya | 29 | #4,710 | 158 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lilya?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lilya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lilya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lilya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lilya?
About 600 people born in the US named Lilya are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Lilya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lilya by state
How common Lilya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lilya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lilya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lilya
How popular is the name Lilya?
Lilya was the 4710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 4057th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Lilya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lilya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lilya in the US.
Where is Lilya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lilya was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.