Given name & surname
Lilya
“resembling a lily”
Lilya is a variant of Lileah. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lilya is a variant of Lileah. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lilya is a variant of Lileah. An origin associated with Lileah is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lilya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 599
- 0 boys · 599 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,710 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,710 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 837 as a first name in 2020; 187 as a surname in 2020.
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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lilya
- Lilya ZilbersteinRussian pianistborn 1965
- Lilya BudaghyanArmenian cryptographer, computer scientistborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.