Given name
Lillith
“woman of the night”
Lillith is a variant of Lilith. One interpretation is “woman of the night.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lillith is a variant of Lilith. One interpretation is “woman of the night.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lillith through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,097
- 0 boys · 2,097 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 101
- #1,919 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 101 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,919 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,402 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.
Lillith’s family of names
Lillith has a related form in Lilith.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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