Lilith is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, the first woman born with the first man in the likeness of God, Adam. Eve was created later in the Book of Genesis. Lilith is cited as having been “banished” from the Garden of Eden for not complying with and obeying Adam.  She is mentioned in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Isaiah, and in Late Antiquity in Mandaean mythology and Jewish mythology sources from 500 CE onward. Appears in historians in various concepts and localities that give partial descriptions of her. Book of Adam and Eve as Adam’s first wife, and in the Zohar Leviticus 19a as “a hot fiery female who first cohabited with man”.

What Does Lilith Mean?

The name “Lilith” translates from the Akkadian word “lilitu” to “night bird”, “night monster”, “night demon”, “storm goddess“, or even “female demon.” The Hebrew word “lilith” shares this meaning, though some Mesopotamian texts refer to “ˈli-ləth” as wind spirits that bear disease.

Who was Lillith / Lilith? Did Adam have another wife before Eve?

The Bible contains no such account, nor even hints at such a possibility. According to the legend, Lilith was headstrong and independent, and didn’t want to submit to Adam, so she divorced him. How the Lilith legend came to be is a circuitous tale on its own. The legend of ˈli-ləth originated in the last chapter of the Epic of Gilgamesh—a chapter which was probably not original to the rest of the text. In the story, the goddess Inanna finds a tree in a river and plants it in her garden. She bird,” and “the dark maid ˈli-ləth.” Inanna cannot get rid of the squatters, so she asks her brother Gilgamesh.

The Legend of Lilith: Origins and History

What is the Origin of the Name Lilith?

The name Lilith has its roots in Jewish mythology as the name of Adam‘s first wife. She was supposedly banished out of the Garden of Eden and turned into a night demon for disobeying Adam (1).

How Popular is the Name Lilith?

Lilith is not the most popular girl’s name, with 995 baby girls named Lilith born in the US in 2020. Overall, the name has seen spotty recognition over the years, appearing in and out of popularity (2).

The name picked up speed in the late 1980s in the US and has seen steady growth since then. It started with a ranking at 16,000 with few ˈli-ləth babies to 3,000 with just under a thousand Lilith babies born by 2020.

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