Lilah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Lilah first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 513 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Lilah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lilah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,789

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

513

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#3,480
1998	3	#4,461
2000	5	#3,003
2001	7	#2,360
2002	7	#2,441
2003	14	#1,515
2004	20	#1,185
2005	22	#1,146
2006	30	#970
2007	45	#752
2008	55	#670
2009	49	#748
2010	76	#527
2011	84	#508
2012	117	#402
2013	175	#271
2014	198	#248
2015	178	#275
2016	187	#267
2023	513	#95