Girl · English (several sources)
Lilah
Say it: LY-luh
Meaning
A spelling of Lila, which has several origins (a short form of Delilah or Lillian, Arabic Layla, Sanskrit lila 'play'); no single meaning applies.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 17,090 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,300 girls
- 1,249 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lila, Lyla
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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