Lilith
Top 1000
About Lilith
Lilith is derived from the Akkadian word lilitu meaning "of the night." In Jewish folklore she is portrayed as Adam's rejected first wife, who was turned into a night demon for refusing to obey him. Lilith is unrelated to most other Lil- names, with the exception of Lilita, which is the Latvian variation.
In spite of its gently pleasant sound, Lilith had for the most part been rarely heard outside of reruns of Cheers and Frasier until its recent rise up the charts. It entered the Top 1000 in 2010 and has risen in recent years.
Lilith's demonic aura has followed her through popular culture in various fantasy novels including George MacDonald's 1895 Lilith, comics such as Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, TV shows like True Blood, comics, anime, and numerous video games.
But that could be changing, in part due to Lilith Fair, the all-female traveling music festival organised by Canadian singer Sarah McLaughlin, which has raised millions for women's charities. Lilith may also ride the coat-tails of the resurgence in (non-related) Lily names.
Pronounced LIL-ith.
As of October 2026, Lilith ranked #277 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #232 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #274.
Editor's take: The name Lilith is a girl's name of Assyrian origin meaning "ghost, night monster".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #632 | 453 | 253.6 |
| 2015 | #587 | 515 | 288.5 |
| 2016 | #534 | 584 | 329.6 |
| 2017 | #488 | 639 | 370.1 |
| 2018 | #520 | 602 | 353.9 |
| 2019 | #403 | 771 | 459.4 |
| 2020 | #316 | 1,005 | 621.7 |
| 2021 | #269 | 1,164 | 709.4 |
| 2022 | #269 | 1,182 | 720.7 |
| 2023 | #232 | 1,298 | 808.9 |
| 2024 | #256 | 1,240 | 765.3 |
| 2025 | #277 | 1,111 | 691.2 |
World rankings
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Lilith on lists
Famous Liliths
- Lilith Love
pseudonym of Dutch photographer and artist Henriëtte Johanna Ignatia Maria van Gasteren
- Lilith "Lilit" Nagar
Israeli Arabic,language television host, actress, and singer
- Lilith Saintcrow
American novelist
- Scarlet Lilith Eleida Page
daughter of musician Jimmy Page
- Nuit Ma Ahathoor Hecate Sappho Jezebel Lilith Crowley
daughter of occultist Aleister Crowley
- Elizabeth "Lilith" Graydon
Smith Stannus, Anglo,Irish glassmaker, mother of ballerina Ninette de Valois
- Hannah Lillith Assadi
American novelist
Lilith in pop culture
- Lilith
Biblical first wife of Adam who turned herself into a demon rather than obey him; also known as Lilit in Hebrew
- Lilith Sternin Crane
character on TV's "Cheers" and "Frasier"
- Lilith Clay
character in the Teen Titans series
- Lilith Arthur
main character in J.R. Salamanca's "Lilith" and 1964 movie
- Lilith
demon on The CW's "Supernatural"
- Lilith
character in the "Mortal Instruments" series by Cassandra Clare
- Lilith
the Vampire God on TV's "True Blood"
- Lilith Aensland
character in the "Darkstalkers" series
- Lilith
demon in the Nevermore series by Kelly Creagh
- Lilith
a Siren in the video game "Borderlands"
- Lilith
character in the Fallen series by Lauren Kate
- Lilith
daughter of Dracula in Marvel Comics
- Lilith
demon in Ghost Rider comics
- Lilith's Brood
series by Octavia Butler
- Lilith Garnet
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- Lilith
Queen of Darkness, character in "Sailor Moon" musical
- Lilith
character in video game "Final Fantasy XI"
- Lilith Pleasant
a character in the game The Sims 2.
- Lilith “Lily” Sullivan
character in Case 39
- Lilith
character in Fire Emblem Fates
- "Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)
" song by Iron & Wine
- Lilith Fair
music festival featuring women artists
- Lilith Vatore
character from The Sims 4
- Lilith Morningstar
Lucifer's wife and Charlie's mother in Hazbin Hotel
- Lilith Clawthorne
A witch in Owl house series
- Lilith
An angel in Evangelion Anime
Variations & nicknames
- Lil
- Lili
- Lily