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I think Lila is beautiful and I think it ages well. It's much more grown up than Lily.

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I am personally fond of the Indian pronunciation of Lila, but it'd probably be difficult to enforce, and I don't like the look of Leela.

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I wrote about my feelings about the H in a post below.

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From your list here are some combo ideas:
Lila Augusta
Lila Catherine
Lila Josephine
Lila Marianne
Lila Matilda

Not cutesy at all. I think it's rather beautiful with a hint of the exotic - reminds me of the Hebrew for "night" and totally usable, wearing well.
From your list these stand out for me:
Lilah Celeste
Lilah Hazel
Lilah Margot
Lilah Pearl - this is delectable imho

I don't like it for some reason. I guess I find it a little too cutesy but also a little…boring? I'm not opposed to cutesy if the name also has personality, but Lilah just seems dull to me and I don't know why. I think it just sounds very typical of a baby girl name in this day and age. Kind of unique, but not weird. Pretty and simple. Boring, boring, boring.

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I prefer Delilah, although I'm not even a huge fan of that name either.

No. I don't think of it as cutesy at all. Probably the name association thing, I'm sure. I grew up with Lila who was my mothers age, very large, and very bossy:)
However, I do like Leila. Don't ask me why. For some reason it sort of sticks out as a cute name. I doubt I would ever use it, but I like it. Maybe because it sounds like Leilani, which I also love, but definitely would sound too Hawaiian for any baby I would have- most names definitely transcend race/cultures, but I don't think it would work for me.
But back to Lilah. I don't care for Delilah, but I suppose the only way I would think Lilah with the "h" on the end would be to have a name like that and use Lilah for a nickname.

Eh, it comes off as a little flimsy to me, but it's pretty. I think it would age fairly well, although it's easiest for me to picture a little girl and an old lady named Lilah. Harder for me to picture a high-power working woman.

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Lilah Rosemary
Lilah Vivian
Lilah Frances
Lilah Bronwen
Lilah Josephine

I absolutely adore Lila. It's strong, beautiful, elegant, and powerful. I'm not even sure why I have that image in my head because Lila as a name sounds lilting and girly. But it just resonates strength for me.

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Lilah, on the other hand, looks horrible. Makes me want to say Lilahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Like a throaty, hoarsy, coughy sound. I prefer names to be spelled correctly.

The h seems totally unnecessary and makes the name look unattractive. Lila is okay, it's better than Lily but I don't like it as much as Layla.

I think the h on the end looks a bit awkward and unbalanced. I prefer the spelling Lila. I think it would age fine.

Spelt like this, I never know how to pronounce it. LEE-lah or LIE-lah. If it is the latter, then I slight prefer the spelling Lyla but only to avoid any pronunciation issues. I like both ways of saying it, I think it's cute but it can age well also. I also like the spelling Lila - but I'm not sure which I prefer.

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I like it. :)

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Lilah Adelaide? or too many As?

I think it works alright as a short form of Delilah. I'd rather be Delilah called Lilah than just Lilah. But it's not too cutesy really.

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Lilah Celeste, Lilah June, Lilah Jane, Lilah Marianne