Lilian
- #560 for girls in 2025, 537 births
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 24 births
- Debut · girls
- 19 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,470since 1880
Lilian over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lilian has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #560 | 537 |
| 2024 | #557 | 544 |
| 2023 | #558 | 543 |
| 2022 | #576 | 519 |
| 2021 | #639 | 464 |
| 2020 | #656 | 439 |
| 2019 | #601 | 502 |
| 2018 | #612 | 494 |
| 2017 | #588 | 508 |
| 2016 | #557 | 560 |
| 2015 | #497 | 641 |
| 2014 | #502 | 622 |
| 2013 | #495 | 605 |
| 2012 | #462 | 676 |
| 2011 | #462 | 645 |
| 2010 | #452 | 682 |
| 2009 | #436 | 728 |
| 2008 | #435 | 730 |
| 2007 | #416 | 786 |
| 2006 | #441 | 724 |
| 2005 | #474 | 650 |
| 2004 | #526 | 541 |
| 2003 | #556 | 497 |
| 2002 | #587 | 440 |
| 2001 | #692 | 359 |
| 2000 | #709 | 328 |
| 1999 | #818 | 265 |
| 1998 | #805 | 264 |
| 1997 | #930 | 213 |
| 1996 | #1,010 | 186 |
| 1995 | #1,153 | 151 |
| 1994 | #1,224 | 143 |
| 1993 | #1,143 | 155 |
| 1992 | #1,305 | 129 |
| 1991 | #1,097 | 164 |
| 1990 | #1,168 | 147 |
| 1989 | #1,491 | 97 |
| 1988 | #1,409 | 99 |
| 1987 | #1,459 | 89 |
| 1986 | #1,816 | 62 |
| 1985 | #1,727 | 66 |
| 1984 | #1,616 | 68 |
| 1983 | #1,770 | 60 |
| 1982 | #1,850 | 58 |
| 1981 | #1,734 | 65 |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 |
| 1979 | #1,952 | 53 |
| 1978 | #1,915 | 51 |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 |
| 1976 | #1,840 | 50 |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 |
| 1974 | #1,563 | 61 |
| 1973 | #1,755 | 50 |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 |
| 1970 | #1,986 | 42 |
| 1969 | #2,003 | 39 |
| 1968 | #1,940 | 38 |
| 1967 | #1,980 | 35 |
| 1966 | #1,982 | 34 |
| 1965 | #2,154 | 30 |
| 1964 | #2,530 | 24 |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 |
| 1962 | #2,414 | 25 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,764 | 41 |
| 1959 | #2,054 | 30 |
| 1958 | #2,167 | 27 |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 |
| 1932 | #1,346 | 30 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,815 | 20 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 |
| 1928 | #1,366 | 32 |
| 1927 | #1,456 | 31 |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 |
| 1924 | #1,227 | 42 |
| 1923 | #1,065 | 51 |
| 1922 | #962 | 60 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 |
| 1920 | #807 | 81 |
| 1919 | #850 | 67 |
| 1918 | #702 | 105 |
| 1917 | #788 | 77 |
| 1916 | #732 | 85 |
| 1915 | #761 | 75 |
| 1914 | #798 | 53 |
| 1913 | #701 | 55 |
| 1912 | #689 | 53 |
| 1911 | #741 | 34 |
| 1910 | #737 | 33 |
| 1909 | #731 | 30 |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 |
| 1907 | #702 | 29 |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 |
| 1899 | #728 | 19 |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 |
| 1895 | #437 | 42 |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 |
| 1893 | #520 | 28 |
| 1892 | #565 | 24 |
| 1891 | #483 | 28 |
| 1890 | #570 | 21 |
| 1889 | #430 | 31 |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 |
| 1886 | #439 | 24 |
| 1885 | #446 | 22 |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 |
| 1880 | #375 | 19 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lilian was already there! It came in at #375, and was given to 19 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1938, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.
Where Lilian is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#168 · 1 in 429
- New Hampshire#236 · 1 in 759
- Nebraska#335 · 1 in 1,183
- Illinois#363 · 1 in 1,583
- Colorado#406 · 1 in 1,666
Best ever in a state: #94 in Wyoming, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #168 | 5 | 1 in 429 |
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 759 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 6 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Illinois | #363 | 28 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Colorado | #406 | 14 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Arizona | #416 | 16 | 1 in 1,764 |
| California | #442 | 75 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Missouri | #442 | 13 | 1 in 1,869 |
| North Carolina | #442 | 25 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Tennessee | #453 | 17 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Maryland | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Washington | #478 | 14 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Massachusetts | #481 | 11 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Wisconsin | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Pennsylvania | #487 | 21 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Indiana | #511 | 13 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Michigan | #519 | 15 | 1 in 2,382 |
| South Carolina | #519 | 9 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Texas | #520 | 61 | 1 in 2,632 |
| New Jersey | #535 | 14 | 1 in 2,536 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Ohio | #562 | 18 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Florida | #617 | 28 | 1 in 3,099 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Virginia | #704 | 10 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Louisiana | #776 | 5 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| New York | #980 | 15 | 1 in 5,222 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2024 (#557 → #560)
- 96 spots since 2020 (#656 → #560)
- 63 spots since 2015 (#497 → #560)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1903
- Biggest drop: 210 spots in 1921
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #360 (24 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 55 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1920
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,446
- Highest: 1 in 2,446 girls born in 2007 were named Lilian (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,993 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #360 in 1882, was only 1 in 4,494 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 29.0% of all girls named Lilian (5,935) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 213 | #360 (1882) | #445 |
| 1890s | 280 | #437 (1895) | #556 |
| 1900s | 282 | #539 (1903) | #677 |
| 1910s | 637 | #689 (1912) | #750 |
| 1920s | 453 | #807 (1920) | #1,235 |
| 1930s | 173 | #1,346 (1932) | #2,097 |
| 1940s | 154 | #1,882 (1941) | #2,418 |
| 1950s | 190 | #2,054 (1959) | #2,649 |
| 1960s | 315 | #1,764 (1960) | #2,169 |
| 1970s | 475 | #1,563 (1974) | #1,922 |
| 1980s | 717 | #1,409 (1988) | #1,685 |
| 1990s | 1,817 | #805 (1998) | #1,065 |
| 2000s | 5,783 | #416 (2007) | #527 |
| 2010s | 5,935 | #452 (2010) | #523 |
| 2020s | 3,046 | #557 (2024) | #591 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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