girl's name
Alilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 269
Alilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Alilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 134 |
How popular is Alilah?
In 2025, Alilah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alilah
How popular is the name Alilah?
In 2025, Alilah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alilah most popular?
Alilah peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alilah currently ranks #5,524 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.