How Many People Are Named Lilith?
people named Lilith are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 25,546 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,534 babies named Lilith in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,300 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Akkadian lilitu meaning "of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish tradition she was Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam (or Samael) and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lilith in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lilith alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lilith first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2023, to 1,300 babies. In 2025, 1,111 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lilith has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #232, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #277.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #277 |
| Best rank | #232 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #266 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lilith alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lilith were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,431 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lilith was given 2.3 times as often in New Mexico, 2.1 times in West Virginia and 1.9 times in Nevada.
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