Lilas
Lilas is a village in Solgi Rural District, Khezel District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 358, in 101 families.
Meaning & Origin of Lilas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lilas is a village in Solgi Rural District, Khezel District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 358, in 101 families.
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The Story of Lilas
Lilas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 18 Lilass were born — ranking #1,867 that year. As of 2026, Lilas ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 361 Lilass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lilas
Lilas is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 361 births in the dataset. Lilas's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilas'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 .
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