Lilah
Pronounced L IH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Lilah?
Lilah is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 27,330 children — the 761st most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 57% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,718 children were given it.
Lilla is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lilah and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Lilla
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L IH1 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lilah
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lilah
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lilah?
- Lilah ranks 761st among girls' names in US records, with 27,330 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,952.
- Is Lilah a unisex name?
- No. Lilah is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lilah most popular?
- 2024, when 1,718 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lilah spelled?
- Lilla. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.