Lilieth Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Lilieth

Pronunciation: LIL-ee-eth

Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#2,183
TREND
604

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Lilieth in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Lilieth

  • 274 babies named Lilieth: U.S. records list 274 babies given the name Lilieth from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Lilieth Mean?

Lilieth has no settled, documented meaning. Its shape invites two comparisons, but neither is a confirmed derivation. The ending -eth is familiar from Hebrew-derived names long used in English, such as Elizabeth, and from English-formed names such as Gwyneth. The opening Lili- resembles the flower name Lily, which comes from Latin lilium and Greek leirion, and it also resembles the separate name Lilith, whose etymology is itself disputed and often linked to Akkadian lilītu, a term for a night demon, or popularly to Hebrew layil, "night." Because these are similarities of sound and spelling rather than documented derivations, the meaning of Lilieth cannot be stated with confidence. If the name was in fact built on Lily, the sense would simply be "lily," with -eth serving as an ornamental ending rather than a meaningful element.

Lilieth Name History & Origins

Lilieth is not well documented in historical naming records, and no clear line of transmission from an earlier language or form can be set out. It fits an established English pattern: names ending in -eth entered English through biblical names such as Elizabeth and were later reused in names like Gwyneth, so Lilieth has a familiar English shape even though it is not an old, widely recorded name.

The better-known name Lilith has its own separate history. In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 34:14 uses the word lilit among the creatures of a desolate land, and later Jewish folklore develops Lilith as a named figure; medieval texts such as the Alphabet of Ben Sira expand her story. That tradition belongs to Lilith, however, and Lilieth is not a standard spelling or form of it. Whether Lilieth arose as an elaboration of Lily, as an altered form of Lilith, or as an independent coinage is not known.

How Popular is the Name Lilieth?

Lilieth has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,579 in 2024.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Lilieth Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.

Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.

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