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Lila

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Feminine of Lyle from the island. Variant of Delilah.
A pet form of Lilian or Delilah; from the island
Latin
Lily
Persian
Dark-haired beauty
Sanskrit
Divine play, sport

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lila

Pronunciation

l(i)-la

Famous People

Writer Lila Mehta, Artist Lila Shelby

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kate Moss, Daughter of Mark Feuerstein

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #2741, 8 births); most recent 1939 (rank #3113, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #155, 1,969 births); most recent 2025 (rank #186, 1,670 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,670
2024–1,475
2023–1,398
2022–1,354
2021–1,339
2020–1,298
2019–1,372
2018–1,405
2017–1,473
2016–1,561

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #179, 277 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025277
2024204
2023178
2022196
2021211
2020184
2019144
2018162
2017150
2016175

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #81, 814 births); most recent 2023 (rank #81, 673 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023673
2022750
2021812
2020749
2019727
2018678
2017706
2016615
2015663
2014682

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202515
202411
202310
202212
202114
20209
201915
201812
201714
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #217, 17 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202517
202415
20239
202212
202110
202011
20198
201812
20175
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #132, 15 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202515
2024–
20238
20229
20217
20206
20199
20187
20178
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #146, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202310
20229
202114
202014
201915
201819
201718
201624
201520
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence