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Lilian

Girl

Meaning of Lilian: Latin: 'lily flower'

Lilian is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 550th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 558th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#550

537 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#558

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,470

First recorded 1880 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 65 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 60 babies1984: 68 babies1985: 66 babies1986: 62 babies1987: 89 babies1988: 99 babies1989: 97 babies1990: 147 babies19901991: 164 babies1992: 129 babies1993: 155 babies1994: 143 babies1995: 151 babies1996: 186 babies1997: 213 babies1998: 264 babies1999: 265 babies2000: 328 babies20002001: 359 babies2002: 440 babies2003: 497 babies2004: 541 babies2005: 650 babies2006: 724 babies2007: 786 babies2008: 730 babies2009: 728 babies2010: 682 babies20102011: 645 babies2012: 676 babies2013: 605 babies2014: 622 babies2015: 641 babies2016: 560 babies2017: 508 babies2018: 494 babies2019: 502 babies2020: 439 babies20202021: 464 babies2022: 519 babies2023: 543 babies2024: 544 babies2025: 537 babies
US babies named Lilian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 786.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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