Name meaning & stats
Lilla
Lilla means “night” (Arabic origin). 1,503 US babies since 1940, peak 2012. Notable Lillas are 2.2× over-represented as basketball players.
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: 2012
1,503 US babies were named Lilla between 1940 and 2025.
Lilla around the world
- France: 370 babies since 1900, peak 2009
- England & Wales: 225 babies since 1996, peak 2009
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Lillas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.4× | Medium · 13 people |
| Footballer | 1.7× | Medium · 10 people |
| Basketball player | 2.2× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Lillas show up 2.2× 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 136 Lilas spell it Lilla
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2012)