Lilya
How to say it: lee-LYA · /liˈlja/
Variant spelling of Lilia, from Latin 'lilium' meaning 'lily' - popular modern spelling in France.
Lilya was the 682nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 29 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 5% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #579 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #682 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 29 |
| Share of births | 1 in 8,186 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +5% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #579 |
| In France, 2025 | #94 among girls’ names, 245 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lilya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Lily
- Lili
- Lya
Honouring a Lilya in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lilya is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Russian.
In France: #94 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Lilya
- Lilya Zilberstein (born 1965)Russian pianist
- Lilya Budaghyan (born 1976)Armenian cryptographer, computer scientist
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