Meaning of the nameLila
- Female
- Li-la
Lila is a short female name of uncertain origin in Brazil, which also exists in Hindi, from the Sanskrit līlā, and in English.
Meaning
The meaning of Lila is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,175
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,830
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,475
- people
Lila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (315 people).
2,159 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Lila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 359 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 272 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 264 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 209 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 143 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lila
The origin of Lila as a name used in Brazil is uncertain. In other languages the name is documented: Behind the Name records it in Hindi, from the Sanskrit līlā, 'play, amusement', and in English as a variant of Leila or a short form of Delilah. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Lilah as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,175 people named Lila, with a median age of 49. It is almost always a female name, with records from every decade, including people born before 1940. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lila (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Lila (2) · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Lila
What does the name Lila mean?
The meaning of Lila is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,175 people with the first name Lila, which ranks it number 4,830 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lila a boy's or a girl's name?
Lila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,159 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lila most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Lila (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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