Girl · #4,601 in 2026

Lilya

Name: Popularity of the name Lilya in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Lilya, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Lilya is a female given name. Notable people with this name include:Lilya Brik (1891–1978), Russian author Lilya Budaghyan, Armenian cryptographer Lilya Djenaoui, Algerian volleyball player Lilya Hadab, Moroccan tennis player Lilya Horishna, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler Lilya Zilberstein, Russian pianist

Russian
Ukrainian

Current Rank

#4,601

Peak Rank

#4,011 (2021)

Total Babies

630

5-Yr Trend

+6%

1993

First Year

2026

Last Year

2021

Peak Year

#4011

Peak Rank

630

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Lilya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Russian
Ukrainian

The Story of Lilya

American parents first put Lilya on the record books as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 36 Lilyas were born — ranking #4,011 that year. About 42% of every Lilya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lilya ranks #4,601 for baby girls with 30 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 630 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Variants & Related Forms of Lilya

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lilya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Lilya

Phonetically similar names — useful when Lilya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lilya

What does the name Lilya mean?

What is the origin of the name Lilya?

Lilya has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Russian, Ukrainian.

How popular is Lilya in 2026?

In 2026, Lilya ranks #4,601 among girls' names in the U.S., with 30 babies given the name that year.

When was Lilya most popular?

Lilya reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #4,011 that year with 36 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Lilya most popular?

Lilya has historically been most popular in New York, Florida, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Lilya.

Is Lilya a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Lilya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Lilya?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lilya include Deller, Beedie, Euda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

What are nicknames or variants of Lilya?

Common variants and related forms of Lilya include Lilia, Liliya. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Lilya

Lilya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 630 births in the dataset. Lilya's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,011. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilya'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.