Meaning and history
Lilja is the Icelandic, Faroese, and Finnish cognate of Lily.
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 14 births, rank #8,529
2009: 7 births, rank #13,704
2010: 11 births, rank #9,790
20112011: 10 births, rank #10,374
2012: 12 births, rank #9,109
2013: 10 births, rank #10,235
2014: 10 births, rank #10,129
2015: 14 births, rank #8,008
20162016: 11 births, rank #9,411
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 17 births, rank #6,792
2019: 11 births, rank #9,112
2020: 13 births, rank #7,969
20212021: 11 births, rank #8,978
2022: 12 births, rank #8,542
2023: 11 births, rank #8,989
2024: 19 births, rank #6,167
20252025: 11 births, rank #8,860
In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Lilja, ranking #8,860 among girls.