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Lilly

Girl

Meaning of Lilly: Latin: 'the lily flower'

Lilly is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 252nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 130th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#252

1,218 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#130

375 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

66,752

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 70 babies1982: 75 babies1983: 51 babies1984: 47 babies1985: 73 babies1986: 74 babies1987: 63 babies1988: 99 babies1989: 103 babies1990: 108 babies19901991: 102 babies1992: 122 babies1993: 127 babies1994: 135 babies1995: 208 babies1996: 234 babies1997: 332 babies1998: 414 babies1999: 488 babies2000: 659 babies20002001: 782 babies2002: 911 babies2003: 1,188 babies2004: 1,625 babies2005: 1,912 babies2006: 2,279 babies2007: 2,407 babies2008: 2,699 babies2009: 2,833 babies2010: 2,891 babies20102011: 2,873 babies2012: 2,791 babies2013: 2,620 babies2014: 2,582 babies2015: 2,325 babies2016: 2,172 babies2017: 1,932 babies2018: 1,788 babies2019: 1,553 babies2020: 1,289 babies20202021: 1,356 babies2022: 1,315 babies2023: 1,202 babies2024: 1,221 babies2025: 1,218 babies
US babies named Lilly per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,891.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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