Lilija
Lilija is a Latvian and Lithuanian feminine given name. The associated name day is April 30.
Meaning & Origin of Lilija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lilija is a Latvian and Lithuanian feminine given name. The associated name day is April 30.
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The Story of Lilija
Lilija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 10 Lilijas were born — ranking #10,447 that year. As of 2026, Lilija ranks #12,196 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 62 Lilijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lilija
Lilija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Lilija's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #10,447. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilija'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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