The first name Lilia
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “lily”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Lilia means “lily” in Latin.
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 85 girls were named Lilia, making it the 468th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 304 births (#175).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lilia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lilia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 315 girls born in the United States were named Lilia, the 859th most popular girls’ name that year.
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Lilia
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lilia SkalaAustrian-American actress (1896-1994)
- Lília CabralBrazilian actress, born 1957
- Lilia Moritz SchwarczBrazilian anthropologist and publisher, born 1957
- Lilia Ann AbronAmerican chemical engineer, born 1945
- Lilia IgnatovaBulgarian rhythmic gymnast, born 1965
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Questions
- What does the name Lilia mean?
- Lilia means “lily” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Lilia?
- Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.
- How popular is the name Lilia?
- In 2025, 85 girls born in England and Wales were named Lilia, ranking 468th. Its peak was 2007, with 304 births.
- Is Lilia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,319 US babies named Lilia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lilia most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 315 babies were named Lilia, its highest rank at 859th.
- What are other spellings of Lilia?
- Lillia.