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Lilah
feminine
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Check it with a full name ↓Lilah is part of our researched SSA Top 300 name population.
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
Popularity
Familiar — #179 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Origin & usage
Sits within the same modern Western naming cluster as Leila, Layla, Lila, and Lyla — variant spellings that draw on both the Arabic layl ('night') tradition (most famously via the medieval romance 'Layla and Majnun') and the Hebrew Bible name Delilah (Samson's betrayer in the Book of Judges); Lilah itself functions as a soft, contemporary-sounding blend point between the two.
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
English (US): LY-lə
Popularity without panic
Familiar — #179 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Familiar enough to feel established, distinctive enough to stand out.
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Real-world considerations
- Familiar — #179 in the latest U.S. ranking.
- Spelling note: Lila.