Name meaning & stats
Liliya
Liliya means “night” (Arabic origin). 608 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Liliyas are 1.8× over-represented as track athletes.
What it means
“night”
ArabicSpelling of Lila
Lila around the world
- Лила · Russian
- Λίλα · Greek
- ليلى · Arabic
- לילה · Hebrew
- リラ · Japanese
- Lilja · Icelandic
- Lile · English
- Liletta · Italian
Famous Lilas
- Lila Tretikov · Russian–American engineer, manager and former executive director of th
- Lila Kedrova · actress (1909–2000)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
608 US babies were named Liliya between 1940 and 2025.
Liliya around the world
- England & Wales: 133 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 3,034 in 2025
- France: 45 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 3,142 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Liliyas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 7 people |
| Track athlete | 1.8× | Low · 6 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable women who are track athletes, Liliyas show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 337 Lilas spell it Liliya
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)