Given name
Lillah
Lillah is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lillah is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lillah is a variant of Lily. An origin associated with Lily is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lillah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 203
- 0 boys · 203 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,559 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,559 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2011.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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.
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