Lila
Lila is a feminine given name.
- Hindi
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lila is a feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- English
The Story of Lila
Lila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 36 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 1,969 births, good for #155 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Lilas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #207 among baby girl names with 1,493 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 78K Lilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lila
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lila
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About the name Lila
Lila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 78K births in the dataset. Lila's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #155. Use the chart and map above to compare Lila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.