NameTides

Lilac

Lilac was the #4,067 girls' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales.

Lilac as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Lilac as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Lilac as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,067 (35)#1,892 (15)—
2024#3,516 (44)#1,895 (15)—
2023#5,126 (25)#2,689 (9)#3,290 (5)
2022#5,638 (22)#2,178 (12)—
2021#5,091 (25)#1,866 (15)—
2020#5,168 (24)#2,300 (11)—
2019#7,342 (15)#3,541 (6)—
2018#5,152 (25)#3,178 (7)—
2017#7,092 (16)#2,341 (11)—
2016#6,901 (17)#4,763 (4)—
2015#8,447 (13)#1,783 (16)—
2014#10,129 (10)#2,203 (12)—
2013#11,000 (9)#3,160 (7)—
2012#9,711 (11)#2,521 (10)—
2011#11,181 (9)#2,893 (8)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,516.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lilac is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 36,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 54,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lilac by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lilac (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LilacCanadaGirls—too few
LilacEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
LilacNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LilacUSGirls#4,06735