Given name & surname
Lilas
“resembling the lily”
Lilas is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lilas is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lilas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 0 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lilas’s family of names
Lilas has a related form in Lillian. In Greek usage, Lilas as a surname is a transliteration of Λίλας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lilas
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lilas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lilla
Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
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Lala
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Ilma
“determined protector”
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Lizzie
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Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
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Lucile
“one who is illuminated”
>99% girls
Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls