girl's name
Lilja
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 406
Lilja is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lilja over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Lilja?
In 2025, Lilja was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lilja 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 Lilja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lilja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lilja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lilja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lilja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lilja
How popular is the name Lilja?
In 2025, Lilja was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lilja a girl's or a boy's name?
Lilja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lilja?
Lilja has 2 syllables.
When was Lilja most popular?
Lilja peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lilja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lilja currently ranks #4,054 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.