Lilith

Lilith: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “night monster, of the night”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: LIL-ith · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From a Hebrew form related to a Mesopotamian night-demon figure. Lilith appears in later Jewish folklore and literature.

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How popular is Lilith?

2024372 per million US babies

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Babies named Lilith in 20241,240

2024 rank#256 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188012,404

Lilith is rising: use over the last five years is 3.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lilith

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Lilith questions

What does the name Lilith mean?

Lilith means "night monster, of the night". It comes from Hebrew. From a Hebrew form related to a Mesopotamian night-demon figure. Lilith appears in later Jewish folklore and literature.

Is Lilith a boy or girl name?

Lilith is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lilith?

1,240 US babies were named Lilith in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Lilith?

Lilith is usually pronounced LIL-ith.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.