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Lilac

This name comes from the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#4,067

Meaning and history

This name comes from the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers, genus Syringa, and is ultimately derived via Arabic from Persian.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: 11 births, rank #9,975
2010: 12 births, rank #9,231
20112011: 9 births, rank #11,181
2012: 11 births, rank #9,711
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: 10 births, rank #10,129
2015: 13 births, rank #8,447
20162016: 17 births, rank #6,901
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 25 births, rank #5,152
2019: 15 births, rank #7,342
2020: 24 births, rank #5,168
20212021: 25 births, rank #5,091
2022: 22 births, rank #5,638
2023: 25 births, rank #5,126
2024: 44 births, rank #3,516
20252025: 35 births, rank #4,067

In 2025, 35 babies were recorded with the name Lilac, ranking #4,067 among girls.