Given name
Lylith
“woman of the night”
Lylith is a variant of Lilith. One interpretation is “woman of the night.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lylith 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
Lylith through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 0 boys · 141 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,722 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,722 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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