Lilah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning night; a form of leila or lilith.
How Lilah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #313 |
| 2016 | #299 |
| 2017 | #273 |
| 2018 | #287 |
| 2019 | #287 |
| 2020 | #240 |
| 2021 | #245 |
| 2022 | #219 |
| 2023 | #198 |
| 2024 | #179 |
| 2025 | #179 |
Lilah by the numbers
In 2025, 464 babies in England and Wales were named Lilah. In the US, 1,168 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Lilah
Forms of Lilah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leelahweary; a form of Leela or Lilah29 in the US (2017)
- Lilah-Maenight; a form of Lilah with Mae17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilah-Rosenight; a form of Lilah combined with Rose14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilah-Raenight; a compound of Lilah and Rae11 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lailahnight342 in the US (2017)
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 in the US (2017)
- Liahweary; a form of Leah153 in the US (2017)
- Liyahweary; a form of Leah87 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lilah
Names that are said the same way as Lilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the night
Like Lilah, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lilah
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