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 Name	Popul. 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.