Fun Facts About the Name Lillyth
- 143 babies named Lillyth: U.S. records list 143 babies given the name Lillyth from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lillyth Mean?
Lillyth is a variant spelling of Lilith, a name of Hebrew origin generally understood to mean "of the night" or "night creature." The Hebrew form לִילִית (Lilit) shares a root with לַיְלָה (laylah), "night." A related Akkadian term, lilītu, referred to a female night spirit, and some scholars see the Hebrew name as continuing that older Mesopotamian word, while others treat it as a native Hebrew formation from the ordinary word for night. The two explanations agree on a nighttime sense; they differ on whether the name was borrowed or formed within Hebrew. The modern spelling Lillyth doubles the l and replaces the second i with a y; it has no separate etymology and carries the meaning of Lilith.
Lillyth Name History & Origins
The name appears in the Hebrew Bible once, in Isaiah 34:14, where a "lilith" is listed among the creatures said to inhabit a ruined, desolate land; translations render it as "night creature," "screech owl," or leave the word untranslated. A figure named Lilith also appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Later Jewish tradition, in the medieval Alphabet of Ben Sira, tells a fuller story in which Lilith is Adam's first wife, made as his equal, who leaves him rather than submit and becomes a danger to newborn children. That narrative is a traditional legend rather than part of the biblical text, and through it the name became tied to a defiant female figure.
The spelling Lillyth is a modern reshaping. The standard English form is Lilith, and the doubled l with a y reflects a later orthographic choice rather than any distinct Hebrew or Akkadian source. The name has passed into use as a given name, where the variant Lillyth appears alongside Lilith.
How Popular is the Name Lillyth?
Lillyth 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 2014. Its best rank was #8,322 in 2014.
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.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,503 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,273 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #16,590 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,696 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,727 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,938 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #15,176 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,409 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,880 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,322 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #15,739 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,856 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #10,894 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #16,406 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #19,282 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #17,269 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,497 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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