Lilith
Lilith is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to Lilith, a character in Jewish folklore who was said to be the first wife of the first man Adam who disobeyed him, was banished from the Garden of Eden, and who became a mythical she-demon. The mythological tale has inspired modern feminists.
Meaning & Origin of Lilith
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lilith is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to Lilith, a character in Jewish folklore who was said to be the first wife of the first man Adam who disobeyed him, was banished from the Garden of Eden, and who became a mythical she-demon. The mythological tale has inspired modern feminists.
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The Story of Lilith
Lilith first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,330 Liliths were born — ranking #236 that year. As of 2026, Lilith ranks #236 for baby girls with 1,330 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Liliths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lilith
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- Lilith Martin Wilson (1886–1937), American politician
- Lilith Nagar (born 1935), Israeli Arabic-language television host, actress, and singer
- Lilith Norman (1927–2017), Australian children's writer
- Lilith Saintcrow (born 1976), American author
- Lilith Stangenberg (born 1988), German stage and film actress
- Lilita Bērziņa (1903–1983), Latvian stage and film actress
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Names that sound like Lilith
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About the name Lilith
Lilith is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Lilith's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #232. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilith'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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