Is Lilah a boy or girl name?
Lilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,685 girls and 0 boys were named Lilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 22,916 US babies named Lilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #179
- Babies named Lilah since 1884
- 22,916
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,685 babies
Boys and girls named Lilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 284 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,374 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,750 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,054 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,685 | #179 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,498 | #198 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,364 | #219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,250 | #244 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,257 | #240 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #287 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,155 | #287 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,177 | #272 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #299 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,032 | #314 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #316 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,049 | #305 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,032 | #311 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,045 | #306 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 964 | #335 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 885 | #366 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 774 | #416 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 525 | #572 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 308 | #868 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,071 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,285 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,288 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,438 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,709 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,877 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,192 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,823 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,768 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,194 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,131 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,188 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,349 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,315 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,729 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,427 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,780 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,501 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,590 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,279 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,368 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,565 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,387 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,121 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,745 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,608 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,162 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,095 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,891 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,739 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,583 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,051 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,943 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,021 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,097 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,324 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,420 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,366 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,565 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,409 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,149 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,614 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,937 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,185 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,082 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,329 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,330 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,484 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,854 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,988 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,620 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,476 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,489 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,588 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,237 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,546 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,261 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,376 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,919 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,778 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,870 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,680 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,732 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,388 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,455 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,659 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,245 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,483 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,160 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,795 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,757 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,852 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,692 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,360 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,631 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,706 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,525 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,364 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,410 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,848 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,229 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,157 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,355 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,108 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 30 | #992 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,578 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,210 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,301 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,183 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,238 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,380 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,133 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,575 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #956 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,179 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 20 | #736 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,200 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 17 | #806 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 15 | #904 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #958 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,500 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 18 | #758 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #769 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 12 | #882 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #942 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 11 | #869 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,157 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,083 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,234 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #867 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,132 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #894 |
Highest rank
Lilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #179 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lilah
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.