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Lilah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lilah?

Ranking 287th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lilah is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #273 in 2017 with 1,171 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Lilah was less than 5, most recently in 1966.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lilah occurred roughly during the years 1890-1895, 1896-1899, 1910-1916, 1918-1921, 1972-1978, and 1992-2009, whereas 1981-1984 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Lilah be?

Lilah's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. however, the number of children named Lilah lately has remained about the same.

The name Lilah is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Lilah (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,145 287
2017 1,171 273
2016 1,088 299
2015 1,030 313
2014 1,049 317
2013 1,047 305
2012 1,032 311
2011 1,044 306
2010 963 335
2009 884 366
2008 773 416
2007 525 571
2006 308 867
2005 223 1,071
2004 167 1,284
2003 162 1,288
2002 133 1,436
2001 106 1,706
2000 91 1,876
1999 69 2,192
1998 47 2,822
1997 30 3,766
1996 37 3,194
1995 15 6,131
1994 15 6,188
1993 18 5,348
1992 12 7,315
1991 11 7,729
1990 17 5,428
1989 12 6,777
1988 12 6,500
1987 18 4,587
1986 19 4,279
1985 18 4,367
1984 10 6,562
1983 17 4,386
1982 17 4,451
1981 14 5,118
1980 12 5,743
1979 12 5,605
1978 25 3,163
1977 13 5,091
1976 17 3,890
1975 13 4,737
1974 10 5,580
1973 11 5,051
1972 7 6,941
1971 5 9,018
1970 8 6,096
1969 7 6,323
1968 8 5,415
1967 5 7,365
1966 < 5 --
1965 7 5,558
1964 < 5 --
1963 15 3,411
1962 11 4,146
1961 7 5,609
1960 < 5 --
1959 6 5,939
1958 7 5,185
1957 10 4,084
1956 9 4,327
1955 5 6,329
1954 8 4,481
1953 10 3,851
1952 9 3,986
1951 10 3,619
1950 < 5 --
1949 7 4,476
1948 10 3,487
1947 10 3,588
1946 7 4,236
1945 8 3,546
1944 9 3,260
1943 9 3,376
1942 11 2,917
1941 21 1,778
1940 10 2,870
1939 11 2,680
1938 21 1,731
1937 13 2,390
1936 12 2,454
1935 11 2,659
1934 14 2,246
1933 12 2,483
1932 10 2,952
1931 15 2,159
1930 27 1,514
1929 21 1,795
1928 23 1,755
1927 22 1,852
1926 25 1,693
1925 35 1,361
1924 28 1,631
1923 25 1,706
1922 30 1,525
1921 41 1,214
1920 34 1,364
1919 31 1,410
1918 21 1,848
1917 35 1,229
1916 38 1,157
1915 28 1,355
1914 30 1,108
1913 30 992
1912 13 1,579
1911 15 1,210
1910 13 1,301
1909 13 1,183
1908 12 1,238
1907 12 1,180
1906 9 1,380
1905 12 1,133
1904 7 1,575
1903 14 956
1902 10 1,179
1901 20 736
1900 11 1,200
1899 17 806
1898 15 904
1897 12 958
1896 6 1,500
1895 18 758
1894 16 769
1893 12 882
1892 11 942
1891 11 869
1890 7 1,157
1889 7 1,083
1888 < 5 --
1887 5 1,234
1886 8 867
1885 5 1,132
1884 7 894
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.