Lile
Lile is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Lile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lile is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Lile
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lile as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Lile — #11,085 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Liles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 84 Liles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lile on the record books as a boy name in 1916, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 8 Liles were born — ranking #2,926 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Liles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1938 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 31 Liles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lile
Lile is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Lile's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #11,085. Use the chart and map above to compare Lile'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.