Lilya

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lilya: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Lilya: Recorded since 2003, it reached #1,807 in 2011, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#1807highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2003–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2003	#3099
2005	#3382
2006	#2509
2007	#2085
2008	#3005
2009	#1909
2010	#1901
2011	#1807
2012	#2717
2013	#4739
2014	#2659
2015	#4103
2016	#3609
2017	#3229
2018	#2901
2019	#2869
2020	#4535
2021	#2201
2022	#2178
2023	#2063
2024	#3695

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 21 of the 22 years from 2003 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2003–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #3099 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #1807 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Lilya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Lilya in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	49	6 of 10	8
2010sbusiest	85	10 of 10	9
2020s	47	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Lilya appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1807 in England and Wales in 2011.

Lilya's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2063	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2178	12	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2201	12	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2869	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2901	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3229	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4103	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2659	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2717	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1807	15	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1901	14	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1909	13	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3005	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2085	11	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2509	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3099	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2003 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,807, first reached in 2011.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
20 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Lily-Rae · #1297, 19y
Lily-Rose · #160, 29y
Lilyan · #3015, 15y
Lilyana · #790, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aimen · #1807, 25y
Amelia-Jane · #1807, 20y
Annie-May · #1807, 26y
Etana · #1807, 16y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Etana · #1807, 16y
Tanishka · #1807, 19y
Amelie-Rose · #1809, 17y
Laila-Rose · #1809, 15y

Lilya and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Lilya without appearing here.

Lilya moved ahead of

Tracey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4535 and #4535 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #5687.
Denise Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4535 and #4535 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2201 and #5581.
Tracy Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4535 and #2449 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2201 and #5581.
Finn Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3382 and #3382 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #1901 and #4688.

Moved ahead of Lilya

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1939.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2063 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #1743.
Arlo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #3541 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #2843.
Ellinor Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #4686 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #2843.

Moved the opposite way to Lilya

Eabha Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Lilya went from #2509 to #3695 while Eabha went from #5061 to #1262.
Blake Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Lilya went from #2085 to #3695 while Blake went from #5201 to #432.
Rory Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Lilya went from #1901 to #3695 while Rory went from #5707 to #1603.

Moved the same way as Lilya

Evan Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Lilya went from #2509 to #3695 and Evan from #3548 to #5891.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1807 in England and Wales in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Lilya

Lilya at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Lilya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Lilya appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Lilya and the names beside it

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Lilya at a glance

Lilya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Lilya appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Lilya and the names beside it

Lilya moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lilya

Moved the opposite way to Lilya

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