Lila

Meaning and origin of Lila

Popularity of Lila in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Lila has been stable (+1.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lila every 4 schools, all spellings combined.

Lila in English-speaking countries

Lila ranks 174^th in New Zealand, 199^th in United States and 222^nd in Northern Ireland, against 82^nd in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  174^th girls’ name70 babies in 3 years1 girl in 600+6.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  222^nd girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 979

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  199^th girls’ name4,553 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,061+2.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  224^th girls’ name659 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,165+7.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  308^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,203

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  302^nd girls’ name118 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,309−5.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  270^th girls’ name41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,326

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  327^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,801

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lyla385
• Lilah (in French)20
• Lylah (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lila

• Azra
• Nesrine
• Almas
• Azur
• Lyna
• Jannah
• Nora
• Roxane
• Jennah
• Kimya
• Aya
• Layane

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin
• 82^ndTop 100 French girl names