Lilla

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A few things about Lilla you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lilla

Lilla Cabot Perry

American artist (1848-1933)

Choose Lilla and your child shares a first name with Lilla Cabot Perry, an American artist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lilla, like who?” Lilla Cabot Perry's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Lilla Cabot Perry, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 61,728 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lilla, 26 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lilla would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLilla has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lillas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #261. Today it's #4,987, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLilla is 2.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 163,934 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 61,728.
• 🚀TrendLilla has climbed 1,096 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,987. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Lilla

Lilla is a girl name of English and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-lla”. US birth records list Lilla for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 135 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #261 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,987, with 26 babies.

Origin:English namesLatin names