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.
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.