The baby name Lilya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee-ə (/ˈlɪliə/),LEE-lyah (/ˈliːljə/).
Lilya is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Lilya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee-ə (/ˈlɪliə/),LEE-lyah (/ˈliːljə/).
Lilya is Latin in Origin.
Rooted in Latin lilium, Lilya is a Slavic-influenced form meaning "lily," the flower long associated with purity and renewal in Christian and secular symbolism. In Russian and Ukrainian it corresponds to Лиля, a common diminutive of Лилия (Liliya), and it has also been adopted as an independent given name in Eastern Europe and the diaspora. The spelling aligns with parallel forms such as Icelandic and Finnish Lilja, where the common noun for the lily flower is lilja.
Use of lily-based names spread across Europe with Marian iconography and saw a broader revival during the 19th-century vogue for floral names. Related variants include Liliya and Lilia (East Slavic, Polish, Romance), Lilija (Baltic and South Slavic), Lilja (Nordic), and longer forms Lilian, Liliana, and Lilianna. Common short forms are Lily, Lia, and Lili. As a modern, streamlined transliteration, Lilya preserves the gentle, botanical meaning while feeling familiar across languages.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | 0 | #91 | 4 | 1,452 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #139 | 4 | 1,888 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #142 | 367 | 3,185 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #159 | 27 | 424 |
| RU | 0 | #169 | 21 | 3,641 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #172 | 8 | 1,568 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #176 | 602 | 11,913 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #262 | 24 | 2,795 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #267 | 54 | 5,862 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| DZ | 0 | #339 | 1,931 | 20,130 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #359 | 6 | 5,096 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #471 | 53 | 10,981 |
| TN | 0 | #492 | 412 | 13,765 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| MA | 0 | #512 | 942 | 20,986 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #525 | 93 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #640 | 19 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #697 | 42 | 3,895 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #886 | 31 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #930 | 12 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #941 | 19 | 14,742 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,135 | 77 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 22 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,376 | 71 | 9,415 |
Lilya is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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