Lillith

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning night or screech owl; a form of Lilith.

Babies a year
109
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies

Lillith by the numbers

In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Lillith. In the US, 109 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 the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 111 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Lilith

Like Lillith, each of these traces back to Lilith: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lililily; a diminutive of Lilith or Lilia72 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Liliahnight flower; a form of Lilith5 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lillith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lilliahlily flower; a form of Lily3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lillythnight demon; a variant spelling of lilith6 in the US (2017)
  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lillielily flower; a form of Lily205 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lillilily; a form of Lily or Lillian74 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Lillith

Names that are said the same way as Lillith, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Lylithof the night; a variant spelling of Lilith8 in the US (2017)
  • Lilyth24 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Lillith, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
  • Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the night

Like Lillith, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
  • Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Lillith

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