Lilah

Lilah was the #179 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,736 babies), and #99 in England & Wales and #186 in Canada.

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

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada
2025	#179 (1,736)	#99 (464)	#100 (44)	#111 (19)	#186 (24)	#186 (158)
2024	#179 (1,690)	#116 (416)	#108 (40)	#110 (18)	#166 (28)	#229 (125)
2023	#198 (1,503)	#95 (513)	#93 (47)	#110 (19)	#148 (32)	#268 (110)
2022	#219 (1,364)	#116 (446)	#108 (40)	#175 (11)	#222 (20)	#299 (100)
2021	#244 (1,250)	#171 (299)	#245 (16)	#152 (15)	#242 (19)	#293 (111)
2020	#240 (1,258)	#195 (252)	#257 (14)	#192 (9)	#294 (14)	#304 (103)
2019	#287 (1,153)	#217 (226)	#248 (16)	#298 (5)	#362 (11)	#324 (98)
2018	#287 (1,155)	#249 (199)	#324 (11)	#238 (7)	#436 (9)	#408 (79)
2017	#272 (1,177)	#217 (240)	#409 (8)	#180 (11)	#524 (7)	#376 (88)
2016	#299 (1,093)	#267 (187)	#231 (18)	#353 (4)	#750 (4)	#321 (105)
2015	#314 (1,032)	#273 (178)	#379 (9)	#312 (5)	#462 (9)	#329 (103)
2014	#316 (1,051)	#248 (198)	#603 (5)	#314 (5)	#661 (5)	#384 (87)
2013	#304 (1,049)	#270 (175)	#663 (4)	#370 (4)	#587 (6)	#334 (98)
2012	#310 (1,032)	#397 (117)	—	—	#560 (7)	#383 (84)
2011	#306 (1,046)	#502 (84)	—	—	#695 (5)	#400 (80)

The tide so far

about 1 in 930 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 930	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 550	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 410	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 380	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 880	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 950	common

On its recent trend, Lilah is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 820 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 780 to 1 in 860.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Lilah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#214	56

Lilah (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

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

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Lilah	Canada	Girls	#186	158
Lilah	England & Wales	Girls	#99	464
Lilah	Ireland	Girls	#186	24
Lilah	Northern Ireland	Girls	#111	19
Lilah	Scotland	Girls	#100	44
Lilah	US	Girls	#179	1,736