Is Lila a boy or girl name?
Lila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,475 girls and 0 boys were named Lila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 74,864 US babies named Lila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #207
- Babies named Lila since 1880
- 74,864
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 1,969 babies
Boys and girls named Lila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 691 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,673 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,337 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 5,567 | 100% |
| 1920s | 21 | 10,304 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 36 | 7,840 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,408 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,569 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,905 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,234 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,255 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,559 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,035 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16,566 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,864 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,475 | #207 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,398 | #213 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,354 | #221 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #223 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #228 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,372 | #228 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,405 | #225 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,473 | #210 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,561 | #210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,658 | #199 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,776 | #184 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,703 | #190 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,728 | #182 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,921 | #163 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,969 | #155 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,935 | #168 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,852 | #180 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,357 | #259 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,006 | #329 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 680 | #448 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 599 | #491 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 491 | #569 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 414 | #618 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 394 | #641 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 307 | #751 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 312 | #724 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 224 | #930 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,183 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,313 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,244 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,500 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,457 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,258 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,304 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,254 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,379 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,262 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,217 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,101 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,281 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,107 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,002 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 149 | #985 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 150 | #988 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,026 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,135 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,099 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,089 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,134 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 148 | #879 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 135 | #912 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 132 | #933 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,081 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,014 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 141 | #888 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 115 | #970 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 126 | #912 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 146 | #825 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 167 | #767 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 227 | #678 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 234 | #661 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 195 | #738 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 263 | #629 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 291 | #580 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 304 | #560 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 293 | #579 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 362 | #497 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 428 | #443 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 355 | #483 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 359 | #467 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 340 | #458 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 414 | #419 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 363 | #439 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 351 | #432 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 388 | #405 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 421 | #388 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 411 | #397 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 386 | #387 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 368 | #362 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 414 | #338 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 487 | #316 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 482 | #316 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 522 | #282 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 529 | #270 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,324 | 482 | #284 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 531 | #275 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 578 | #257 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 646 | #244 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,135 | 753 | #226 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,858 | 844 | #210 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 859 | #204 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,074 | 949 | #193 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,098 | 995 | #184 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,320 | 1,203 | #170 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,108 | #180 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,482 | 1,034 | #195 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #193 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,085 | #190 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,248 | #175 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,709 | 1,053 | #199 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,064 | #196 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,688 | 919 | #212 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 894 | #213 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,084 | 840 | #227 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 749 | #227 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 748 | #231 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 678 | #240 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 708 | #230 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 684 | #230 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 561 | #226 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 430 | #231 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 396 | #226 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 302 | #227 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 311 | #209 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 259 | #219 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 254 | #213 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 218 | #224 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 242 | #196 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 211 | #212 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 259 | #186 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 206 | #203 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 239 | #189 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 181 | #214 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 268 | #191 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 190 | #202 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 208 | #204 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 176 | #207 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 201 | #195 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 175 | #204 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 161 | #211 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 167 | #200 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 147 | #211 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 128 | #208 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 120 | #222 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 113 | #217 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 88 | #248 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 74 | #244 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 69 | #249 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 62 | #254 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 73 | #224 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 69 | #213 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 65 | #206 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 42 | #245 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 36 | #257 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lila reached #2,858 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #155 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.