Lilac
#13,168 most common girls' name of all time · #21,770 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1979–2025
Rank among girls
#13,168
Rank overall
#21,770 of 105,966
First appeared
1979
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
371
Since 2016
248
Peak year
2024 #3,551
Best rank
#3,551 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 44/yr
Lilac first appears in 1979. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,114 |
| 2024 | 44 | — | 44 | #3,551 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,179 |
| 2022 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,700 |
| 2021 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2020 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,221 |
| 2019 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,487 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,229 |
| 2017 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,235 |
| 2016 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,043 |
| 2015 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,631 |
| 2014 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,401 |
| 2013 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,316 |
| 2012 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,942 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,467 |
| 2010 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,431 |
| 2009 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,246 |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,291 |
| 2007 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,752 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,823 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,586 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,167 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,518 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,771 |