Lilya comes from the Hebrew / Russian tradition, meaning My God is oath / lily flower.
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How popular is Lilya?
2021peak year
The name Lilya reached its peak in 2021, with 36 registrations (ranked #4054). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1993, roughly 28 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4898) today, averaging about 28 new babies per year. Lilya's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 570 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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