Lilith
Goes back to Mesopotamian lilitu, a class of night spirits in Akkadian texts. Later Jewish folklore named Adam's first wife Lilith.
Lilith in 2025
Lilith was given to 1,111 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 600th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,984 babies born.
The history of Lilith
Lilith reached its highest point in 2023, when 1,300 babies were given the name, ranking 509th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 13,534 babies have been named Lilith. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Lilith by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lilith | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 35 | 5,159 |
| 1920s | 23 | 6,004 |
| 1930s | 9 | 5,528 |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,909 |
| 1960s | 26 | 7,527 |
| 1970s | 41 | 8,612 |
| 1980s | 17 | 13,127 |
| 1990s | 256 | 3,096 |
| 2000s | 1,353 | 2,056 |
| 2010s | 4,752 | 814 |
| 2020s | 7,017 | 509 |
Where Lilith is heading
Lilith has risen 116% over the past decade, from 515 babies in 2015 to 1,111 in 2025.
Names like Lilith
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lilith.