Lilyth
A feminine name with origins in Hebrew, meaning "night monster" or "child of the night".
Name Census estimates that about 365 living Americans carry the first name Lilyth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lilyth today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lilyth births was 2016 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lilyth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
365
~ 1 in 939,053 Americans
Peak year
2016
27 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,955
Tracked since 1999
Popularity
Lilyth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lilyth from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 205 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lilyth remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lilyth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lilyth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lilyths live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lilyth
The given name Lilyth is a modern variation of the ancient Hebrew name Lilith. Its origins can be traced back to the Babylonian Talmud and Jewish folklore of the 6th century BCE, where Lilith is depicted as a female demon or night creature.
The name Lilith is derived from the Sumerian word "lilitu" meaning "female night being/night monster". In Jewish mythology, Lilith was portrayed as Adam's first wife before Eve, who refused to submit to him and was subsequently banished from the Garden of Eden.
Lilith is mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are ancient Jewish religious manuscripts dating back to the 3rd century BCE. She is also referenced in the Alphabet of Ben Sira, a medieval Jewish text from the 8th century CE, where she is described as a winged female demon who flies at night seducing men and stealing newborn babies.
One of the earliest recorded historical figures with the name Lilyth was Lilyth the Dancer, a Byzantine entertainer who lived in the 6th century CE in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey). She was renowned for her skill in pantomime and dance performances.
In the 12th century, there was a Jewish mystic and philosopher named Lilyth ben Shlomo, who lived in Spain during the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Andalusia. She wrote extensively on Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, Lilyth Benivieni (1453-1542) was an Italian poet and member of the renowned Platonic Academy in Florence, Italy. She was celebrated for her literary works and her patronage of the arts.
In the 18th century, Lilyth Zwingli (1719-1788) was a Swiss Calvinist theologian and writer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland. She was known for her polemical writings against the Catholic Church.
More recently, Lilyth Hellman (1905-1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who is best known for her play "The Little Foxes" and her memoir "An Unfinished Woman". She was also a political activist and a member of the Communist Party USA.
People
Lilyth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilyth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lilyth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilyth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 365 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lilyth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 939,053 US residents.
Is Lilyth a common name?
We classify Lilyth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 368 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lilyth most popular?
The single biggest year for Lilyth was 2016, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lilyth is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lilyth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lilyth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.