The first name Lilith
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
Pronounced /ˈlɪlɪθ/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 120 girls were named Lilith, making it the 357th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lilith with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lilith at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,111 girls born in the United States were named Lilith, the 277th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 1,300 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.
Lilith in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Lilith in German too.
Famous people named Lilith
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lilith StangenbergGerman actress, born 1988
- Lilith SaintcrowAmerican writer, born 1976
- HJIM van GasterenDutch multimedia and conceptual artist (born 1964)
More Hebrew girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lilith mean?
- Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).
- What is the origin of the name Lilith?
- Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).
- How popular is the name Lilith?
- In 2025, 120 girls born in England and Wales were named Lilith, ranking 357th.
- Is Lilith a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,534 US babies named Lilith since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lilith most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 1,300 babies were named Lilith, its highest rank at 232nd.
- How do you pronounce Lilith?
- Lilith is /ˈlɪlɪθ/, 2 syllables.