Lilit
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-LEET
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Lilit is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Lilit mean?
Hebrew: Armenian and Estonian form of Lilith
A popular name in Armenia; in Jewish folklore Lilith is a night spirit, said in some legends to be Adam's first wife.
Is Lilit a girl's or a boy's name?
Lilit is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lilit in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Lilit, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Lilit in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lilit in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
Nicknames for Lilit
- Lili 77 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Lilit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lily Jordyn Luna Ava Lyric Gianna Elliott Leia Leighton Hannah Isabella Lainey
Names related to Lilit
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lilit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lilit, updated 20 October 2026.