Name · Sound · Chart fit
Lilah
Numerology, Saju and astrology notes for the name Lilah
- Syllables
- 2
- U.S. rank
- #745
- Given to
- Mostly girls
Number 745 on our list of U.S. names since 2000, Lilah appears in 22,927 birth records.
How Lilah sounds
Lilah has two syllables, the most common rhythm for English first names. The name Lilah trails off on a vowel, a gentle ending that carries well when called out. The sound of Lilah runs together without hard stops, a trait filed under water in the scheme used here. The recent trend for Lilah in U.S. birth records points upward, which suits a name that feels new but not strange. In U.S. birth records Lilah has been given mostly to girls.
The Saju view
Lilah starts on T, D, N, L or R, a sound that Korean name reading would place in the fire group and that this scheme carries over to English. In Saju, Lilah carries fire. That makes it a natural choice for charts where fire is the thinnest of the five elements. In the cycle where each element nourishes the next, fire gives rise to earth, so Lilah earns some credit for charts missing earth. Charts crowded with fire tend to look elsewhere, as the fire sound of Lilah would tip the balance further.
Fire soundOpens on fire
The astrology view
The water character of Lilah answers the temperament of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, and it keeps good company with Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Lilah is a less natural fit for fire and air signs, whose elements differ from its water sound.
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Numerology, for reference
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Lilah total 6, an Expression number tied to care, responsibility and harmony. Numerologists link the number 6 with care: responsibility, a warm home and looking after others. Counting only the vowels, Lilah comes to 1, the number numerologists connect with independence. In numerology the number 1 stands for leadership, which is tied to starting things, standing on your own and going first. The consonants of Lilah add up to a Personality number of 5, linked with an outward manner that is lively and adventurous. Numerologists link the number 5 with change: curiosity, travel and a need for freedom and variety.
Names that share its fire sound
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