Lilith Forename

145,583rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,560 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lilith Forename Definition:

A female name. in Rabbinical literature the name of the 1st wife of Adam before the creation of Eve. Lilith has occasionally been used as a christian name in modern times.

Lilith Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
95%
5541:654,39915,802
Philippines
 
99%
4851:218,5769,421
Brazil
100%
2891:741,30221,411
Poland
 
99%
1881:202,2723,614
Germany
100%
1391:695,5246,384
Mexico
100%
841:1,477,91010,058
Canada-791:419,41011,768
Netherlands
100%
761:222,3967,994
Jamaica-761:37,9372,397
Russia
 
93%
591:2,444,63915,357
China-591:23,153,48860,571
England
100%
581:958,67116,212
Sweden
100%
371:266,4308,432
Belgium
100%
321:359,0646,694
Spain
100%
291:1,604,48210,609
Italy
100%
231:2,654,87316,754
Armenia
100%
221:132,6712,942
Peru
100%
201:1,589,57317,785
Thailand
100%
171:4,121,51884,061
France
100%
151:4,431,35618,897
Czechia
100%
141:761,1543,032
South Africa
100%
131:4,194,81994,932
Guyana
100%
111:69,3875,899
Denmark-101:564,9508,399
Chile
 
88%
101:1,760,72112,680
Australia-101:1,365,76214,367
Venezuela
100%
91:3,355,76650,812
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
India
50%
 
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Switzerland
 
97%
71:1,173,35712,989
Trinidad and Tobago-61:226,90311,844
Norway
100%
61:855,38812,625
Argentina-61:7,128,87415,663
Belarus
100%
61:1,580,3977,457
Austria
100%
61:1,419,0348,656
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Israel
100%
41:2,100,73020,870
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
United States Virgin Islands-31:36,5823,060
Paraguay-31:2,412,2689,978
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Colombia
100%
21:23,889,46363,722
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Cambodia
100%
11:16,273,33074,610
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Malaysia
75%
 
11:30,449,940373,101
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769

The alternate forms: Lílith (1) are calculated separately.

Lilith (44) may also be a surname.

Lilith Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. in Rabbinical literature the name of the 1st wife of Adam before the creation of Eve. Lilith has occasionally been used as a christian name in modern times.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

F. is variously interpreted, from the Hebrew, to mean ‘a serpent’, ‘a screech-owl’ or, in the Revised Version, ‘a night-monster,’ i. e. a vampire. In Rabbinical literature, she, the first wife of Adam, was dispossessed by Eve; she took her revenge by becoming the serpent of the Tree of Knowledge: see D. G. Rossetti’s Eden Bower, (Harvey.)

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Hebrew name, meaning: A serpent. The Assyrian goddess of night, who, according to legend, became Adam’s demon wife.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Lilith Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lílith941/
Lilieth922,302/
Lileith92323/
Leilith9249/
Lilithe9214/
Liulith9211/
Loilith924/
Lailith923/
Litlith923/
Lielith923/
Lilitth923/
Lilgith921/
Lhilith921/
Lilit9132,241/
Lloilith864/
Lilietth863/
D'lilith861/
Lleilith861/
Lilitthe861/
Lielieth861/
Leillith861/
Lileth831,674/
Lelith83505/
Liliet83203/
Lilite8381/
Lylith8374/
Lilyth8358/
Lailit8338/
Lulith8317/
Leilit8315/
Lilitt838/
Llilit837/
Lilidh837/
Lilist835/
Lhilit832/
Lielit832/
Loilit831/
Liolit831/
Liliht831/
Liliot831/
Lilait831/
Lilhit831/
Lleislith801/
Leleith77304/
Liliett7769/
Leylith7746/
Lileath7720/
Lilethe7719/
Lilitte7715/
Lileeth779/
Lieleth777/
Leileth777/
Laileth776/
Loylith775/
Lilieht774/
Laylith773/
Llulith773/
Lealith772/
Letlith772/
Lislitt772/
Lyleith772/
Lioleth772/
Loileth771/
Llelith771/
Llileth771/
Lilietd771/
Lelithe771/
Leilyth771/
Leelith771/
Luelith771/
Lilythe771/
Lulit732,990/
Lilet732,011/
Lelit73740/
Lilid7361/
Lylit7313/
Lilyt736/
Lilít731/
Lilét731/
Lileathe716/
Lleylith715/
Lloylith713/
Leisleth712/
Leyslith712/
Leyllith711/
Luisleth711/
La Litha711/
Leleth67304/
Lilete6756/
Lelite6746/
Lilett6745/
Lyleth6745/
Lislet6744/
Loilet6723/
Luleth6721/
Letlit6719/
Lhilet6716/
Lielet6714/
Lailet6712/
Leslit6710/
Lilied6710/
Leylit679/
Lullit679/
Lhelit675/
Leilet674/
Lylite674/
Lileet673/
Lileht673/
Liledh673/
Leelit672/
Lealit672/
Leleit672/
Laylit672/
Lileat672/
Lilhet672/
Liolet672/
Lylyth672/
Luelit672/
Llulit671/
Lilets671/
Lislyt671/
Lelyth671/
Lehlit671/
Leilid671/
Loylit671/
Lulyth671/
Lilyst671/
Lilyht671/
Lilytt671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lilith