The baby name Lilah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIE-lah (ˈlaɪlə),LEE-lah (ˈliːlə).
The baby name Lilah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIE-lah (ˈlaɪlə),LEE-lah (ˈliːlə).
Lilah is Arabic, English, Hebrew, Sanskrit in Origin.
Lilah is an English given name with layered roots. It parallels Hebrew Layla (לילה), the everyday word for "night," and the Arabic name Layla/Leila with the same meaning. In South Asia, Lila echoes Sanskrit lila, "play, divine sport." In English use, Lilah stands alone or serves as a softened short form of Delilah, a Hebrew name usually interpreted as "delicate."
The spelling Lilah appears in Anglophone records by the late 19th century, then rose sharply in the early 2000s alongside Delilah and the wider Layla/Leila family. Variants and relatives include Lila, Lyla, Lylah, Leila, Layla, Laila, Leyla, Leïla (French), Lejla (Bosnian), and Leela (Hindi). Nicknames Lil, Lila, or Lily occur. Taken together, the name’s senses cluster around "night," with added associations of playfulness and delicacy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #167 | 121 | 2,795 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #168 | 1,685 | 8,487 |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #265 | 10 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #391 | 15 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #505 | 19 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #559 | 59 | 11,648 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #902 | 34 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #966 | 29 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| MA | 0 | #1,086 | 43 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,157 | 20 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Lilah is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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