The first name Lila

In 2025, 277 girls were named Lila, making it the 179th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lila with other names.

In 2025, 1,670 girls born in the United States were named Lila, the 187th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 1,969 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lila Kedrova
  Actress (1909–2000)
• Lila Leeds
  American actress (1928-1999)
• Lila Azam Zanganeh
  French writer, born 1976
• Lila Rose
  American pro-life activist, born 1988
• Lila Leslie
  British-born American actress (1890-1940)
• Lila Moss
  British model, daughter of Kate Moss and Jefferson Hack, born 2002
• Lila De Nobili
  Fashion illustrator, stage designer, and costume designer, 1916–2002

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha
• Amirah

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Lila mean?

Lila means “lilac” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Lila?

Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).

How popular is the name Lila?

In 2025, 277 girls born in England and Wales were named Lila, ranking 179th.

Is Lila a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 76,550 US babies named Lila since 1880 were girls.

When was Lila most popular?

2010 in the United States, when 1,969 babies were named Lila, its highest rank at 155th.

What are other spellings of Lila?

Leela.