girl's name
Lylah
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 10,276
the United States
#585
2025 births
Lylah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #585. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Lylah is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 556 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,591 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Lylah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 964 |
| 2010s | 4,428 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,077 |
How popular is Lylah?
In 2025, Lylah was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #585 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Lylah 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 Lylah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lylah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lylah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lylah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lylah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lylah
How popular is the name Lylah?
In 2025, Lylah was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #585 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Lylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lylah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lylah most popular?
Lylah peaked in 2024, when 556 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lylah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lylah currently ranks #285 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.