Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lylia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lylia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 425
- 0 boys · 425 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,253 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,253 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 451 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.
Lylia’s family of names
Lylia may belong to the same name family as LYLLIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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.
Similar names
If you love Lylia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lydia
“woman from Lydia” · “a beautiful woman from Lydia”
>99% girls
Lila
“born at night” · “resembling a lily”
>99% girls
Lilly
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Leila
“night”
>99% girls
Malia
“Mary” · “calm”
>99% girls
Lily
Lily is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
>99% girls
London
“from the captial of England”
14% boys · 86% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls