Lila
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning playful, divine play; also purple flower.
How Lila has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #199 |
| 2016 | #209 |
| 2017 | #210 |
| 2018 | #225 |
| 2019 | #227 |
| 2020 | #228 |
| 2021 | #223 |
| 2022 | #221 |
| 2023 | #213 |
| 2024 | #207 |
| 2025 | #187 |
Lila by the numbers
In 2025, 277 babies in England and Wales were named Lila. In the US, 1,456 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,969 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1930, about 1 in 970 American girls born that year was called Lila.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Lolasorrows; diminutive of Dolores524 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lila
Names that are said the same way as Lila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Lila, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Florenceflourishing, in bloom1,924 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Lila, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lila
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