Lilah

Girl name

Lilah has been given to 24,664 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #179 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Short form of Delilah; also a variant of Leila.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

24,664

Peak year

2025 (1,736 babies)

Rank in 2025

#179 for girls

First recorded

1884

10-year trend

▲ +68%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lilah.

24,531 babies since 1969

25,086 babies since 1958

24,117 babies since 1880

24,054 babies since 1892

23,921 babies since 1895

25,492 babies since 1956

25,568 babies since 1894

25,614 babies since 1963

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