babyNamedLilya
“lily or night”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 245th
- births in 2023–2025
- 725
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,506
- −3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2020
Meaning and origin of Lilya
Lilya is thought to mean “lily or night” and is of Arabic and Latin origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lilya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2020.
- Over recent years, Lilya has been stable (−3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lilya every 4.6 schools, all spellings combined.
Lilya in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 24,769
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
89 babies in 3 years1 girl in 54,293+1.4% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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