Lilya
Girl · LIL-yuh · Latin
Lilya is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “lily”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Lilya mean?
Latin: Slavic form of Lilia
“lily”
A Russian and Ukrainian form of Lilia, from Latin lilium, 'lily'.
- Say it
- LIL-yuh
Is Lilya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lilya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 29 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lilya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Lilya, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lilya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Lilya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
How popular is Lilya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,660among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Lilya, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Lilya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lilya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Lilya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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