Girl name · Persian
Lilac
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: lilac flowerLilac is a girl's name that comes from Persian and means "lilac flower". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Lilac flower
- Origin
- Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #4131 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Lilac
As a girl's name, Lilac comes from Persian and means "lilac flower". It is used in English.
Its meaning puts Lilac on our names that mean flower list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Lilac on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Lilac on 5 lists.
“English word name for the purple shrub, via Arabic from Persian”
From Flower names for girls, girl flower names from the garden
“A soft purple spring bloom with a sweet scent”
From Female cat names, flower names for girl cats
“Soft purple and sweetly scented”
From Girl dog names, flower and nature names for girl dogs
“A soft purple name for a gentle spider”
From Spider names, cute spider names
“Soft purple-gray, like the lavender morph”
From Axolotl names, axolotl names by color
How popular is Lilac?
- US rank in 2025
- #4,131
- 35 babies, 22 per million girls
- Best rank
- #3,551 in 2024
- 44 babies that year
- Babies since 1979
- At least 371
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 1990s | 1 per million |
| 2000s | 2 per million |
| 2010s | 8 per million |
| 2020s | 18 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #7,094 | #7,284 | #5,259 | #7,563 | #5,257 | #5,178 | #5,741 | #5,200 | #3,551 | #4,131 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Lilac
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- LilaVariant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah (Arabic, girl)
- LilachLilac (Hebrew, girl)
- LilahVariant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah (Arabic, girl)
- LisaGod is my oath (Hebrew, girl)
- LiaItalian, Portuguese and Greek form of Leah (Hebrew, girl)
- LeilaNight, from Arabic layl (Arabic, girl)
- LilyLily flower (English, girl)
- LillyVariant of Lily, the flower (English, girl)
- LianLotus (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- FloraFlower, blossom (Latin, girl)
- RosaRose flower (Latin, girl)
- NarcisoNarcissus flower (Greek, boy)
- AntheaFlower, blossom (Greek, girl)
- FleurA flower (Latin, girl)
- FlorFlower (Latin, girl)
- HanaFlower in Japanese; one in Korean (Japanese and Korean, girl)
- IantheViolet flower (Greek, girl)
- LinneaTwinflower, a woodland flower (Swedish, girl)
- MagnoliaFlower named for botanist Pierre Magnol (French, girl)
Middle names for Lilac
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
- AgnesPure, chaste (Greek, girl)
- AmberAmber, golden fossil resin (Arabic, girl)
- BriarThorny shrub (Old English, unisex)
- ElizabethGod is my oath (Hebrew, girl)
- ElowenElm tree (Cornish, girl)
- FenellaWhite shoulder (Scottish Gaelic, girl)
- NiamhBright, radiant (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- WillowWillow tree (Old English, girl)
More girl names from Persian
- EstherPossibly star (Persian, girl)
- RoxanaBright, shining (Persian, girl)
- AkhtarA star (Persian, unisex)
- BaharSpring, the season (Persian, girl)
- BaranRain (Persian, unisex)
- DariaHolding firm the good (Persian, girl)
- DaryaHolding firm the good; also sea in Persian (Persian, girl)
- DilaraAdorner of the heart; beloved (Persian, girl)
- JahanaraAdorning the world (Persian, girl)
- NasrinWild rose (Persian, girl)
Lilac: common questions
What does the name Lilac mean?
Lilac comes from Persian and means "lilac flower".
Is Lilac a boy or girl name?
Lilac is mainly a girl's name.
Where does the name Lilac come from?
Lilac comes from Persian and means "lilac flower". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Lilac?
Lilac ranked #4,131 in the US in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Lilac?
Names spelled like Lilac include Lila, Lilach, Lilah, Lisa and Lia.
What middle names go with Lilac?
Middle names that flow well with Lilac include Agnes, Amber, Briar, Elizabeth and Elowen. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.