Lila
Lila is a distinctive choice, ranked #179 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lila in their class.
About the Name Lila
Lila is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #179 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lila is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lila in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #207, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Lila
- Lila Moss — Lila Grace Moss Hack is an English fashion model.
- Lila Kedrova — Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova, known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian-French actress of the screen and stage.
- Lila Tretikov — Lila Tretikov () (born Olga (Lyalya) Tretyakova, Russian: Ольга (Ляля) Третьяко́ва, January 25, 1978) is a Russian-American engineer and manager.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lila
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lila
Almost certainly the only Lila in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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