Lilia

Spanish, Italian and Russian

"lily"

Lilia Origin and Meaning

The name Lilia is a girl's name of Latin, Hawaiian, Russian origin meaning "lily".

Lilia is pretty double L name that makes for sparkly, floral choice with plenty of international flair. More distinctive that Lily, less popular than Liliana, Lia, and Lilian, Lilia was a new entry to the US Top 1000 in 2023.

A truly cross-cultural choice, the lilting Lilia is heard among the Russian, Spanish, Hebrew, and Hawaiian communities and currently ranks in the UK, France, Poland, and Brazil. It has a number of spelling variations too, including Liliya, Lilya, and Lilja, meaning it ranks in Iceland and Finland too.

Notable namesakes include Lilia Skala, an Austrian-born Oscar-nominated actress, Lilia Podkopayeva, a Ukrainian gymnast; Lilia Buckingham, a dancer and actress; Lilia Stepanova, a Moldovian contortionist; and Lilia Esquilin, of Youtube fame.

Given to 288 babies in the US in 2024, Lilia is a lively and lovely spin on popular Lily.

Lilia Rank in US Top 1000

# 920 in the US

Lilia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 480 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lilia

• 920 US 2024
• 480 Nameberry 2025
• 10 Unique 2022
• 470 England 2023
• 270 Germany 2016
• 81 Poland 2024

20 Names Similar to Lilia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lilia.

• Livia
• Liana
• Anika
• Lillia
• Alora
• Ciara
• Milena
• Adrian
• Elana
• Caia
• Aveline
• Alina
• Aviana
• Reina
• Lina
• Alia
• Amira
• Carina
• Elina
• Dalia

Famous People Named Lilia

• Lilia Podkopayeva Ukrainian Olympic gymnast
• Lilia Osterloh American tennis player
• Lilia Skala Austrian,American actress
• Lilia Kopylova Russian dancer
• Lilia Prado Mexican actress
• Lilia Cuntapay Filipina actress
• Lília Cabral Brazilian actress
• Lilia Izquierdo Cuban Olympic volleyball player
• Lilia Abadjieva Bulgarian theater director
• Lilia al Atrash, Syrian actress
• Lilia Carrillo Mexican painter
• Lilia Estrin Dallin Latvian Trotskyist
• Lilia Dizon Filipina actress
• Lilia Gildeeva Russian television journalist
• Lilia Luciano Puerto Rican television journalist
• Lilia Michel Mexican actress
• Lilia Stepanova Moldovan contortionist and TV personality
• Lilia Jean Esquilin (b. 2010) daughter of American family vlogger Jessica Skube (Jesssfam on YouTube)
• Lilia Buckingham American actress and competitive dancer
• Lilia Tarawa New Zealand author and motivational speaker

The name Lilia in Pop Culture

• Lilia Latin for "lilies" (the plural of lilium "a lily")
• Lilia Herriton character in E. M. Forster's 1905 novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'
• Lilia Joshua's love interest in Cecil B. DeMille's 'The Ten Commandments' (1956)
• "Lilia " song by Royz
• Lilia Calderu Character in Marvel show 'Agatha All Along'

International Variations of the name Lilia

• Liliosa Spanish
• Liliela Spanish