Lilah sits comfortably in the UK charts at #116 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#116
US Rank #179
About the Name Lilah
Lilah is steadily gaining in popularity, up 79 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #95 in 2023, and it currently sits at #116. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Lilah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #179 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lilah
Unlikely. With around 416 UK babies named Lilah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lilah in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lilah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 79 places over the last five years to #116 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lilah is more popular in the UK (#116) than in the US (#179). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lilah include: Lilah Fear — Lilah Fear is a British ice dancer.; Lilah Parsons — Lilah Veronica Parsons is an English broadcast journalist.; Lilah Richcreek Estrada — Lilah Richcreek Estrada (also billed as Lilah Richcreek) is an American actress best known for playing private investigator Julie Kovalenko in the comedy....
Lilah appears in the US top 500 at #179 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
416
UK babies named Lilah (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lilah
Likely around 1 other Lilah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Lilah Fear is a British ice dancer. Representing Great Britain with her skating partner, Lewis Gibson, she is the 2025 World bronze medalist; theirs was the first World medal for Britain in 41 years.
Lilah Richcreek Estrada (also billed as Lilah Richcreek) is an American actress best known for playing private investigator Julie Kovalenko in the comedy series A Man on the Inside and Dr. Nellie Cuevas on the medical drama Chicago Med.
Lilah Denton Lindsey was a Native American philanthropist, civic leader, women's community organizer, temperance worker, and teacher. She was the first Muscogee woman to earn a college degree.