Lylith

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning of the night; a variant spelling of Lilith.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lylith by the numbers

Lylith was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Lilith

Like Lylith, 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.

  • 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 Lylith. 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)
  • Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lillithnight or screech owl; a form of Lilith109 in the US (2017)
  • Lolitasorrow; diminutive form of Lola16 in the US (2017)
  • Lydiahfrom Lydia; a form of Lydia15 in the US (2017)
  • Lalitaplayful, flirtatious, charming8 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Lylith

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

  • Lillythnight demon; a variant spelling of lilith6 in the US (2017)
  • Lilyth24 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the night

Like Lylith, 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 Lylith

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