Lillie
#675 for girls in 2025, 420 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 678 births
- Debut · girls
- 647 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 48 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 158,918since 1880
Lillie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #675 | 420 | — | |
| 2024 | #682 | 418 | — | |
| 2023 | #699 | 413 | — | |
| 2022 | #760 | 377 | — | |
| 2021 | #779 | 364 | — | |
| 2020 | #718 | 388 | — | |
| 2019 | #650 | 449 | — | |
| 2018 | #667 | 442 | — | |
| 2017 | #663 | 444 | — | |
| 2016 | #608 | 495 | — | |
| 2015 | #576 | 531 | — | |
| 2014 | #508 | 612 | — | |
| 2013 | #510 | 585 | — | |
| 2012 | #495 | 622 | — | |
| 2011 | #463 | 644 | — | |
| 2010 | #452 | 682 | — | |
| 2009 | #426 | 751 | — | |
| 2008 | #485 | 653 | — | |
| 2007 | #483 | 671 | — | |
| 2006 | #488 | 637 | — | |
| 2005 | #504 | 599 | — | |
| 2004 | #571 | 500 | — | |
| 2003 | #633 | 422 | — | |
| 2002 | #652 | 388 | — | |
| 2001 | #735 | 326 | — | |
| 2000 | #757 | 301 | — | |
| 1999 | #801 | 273 | — | |
| 1998 | #871 | 242 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,026 | 187 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,028 | 182 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,235 | 138 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,264 | 135 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,503 | 105 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,392 | 118 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,367 | 119 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,364 | 116 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,354 | 113 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,521 | 88 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,470 | 88 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,405 | 91 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,439 | 87 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,284 | 97 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,266 | 98 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,251 | 104 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,145 | 119 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,141 | 119 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,144 | 116 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,194 | 105 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,315 | 88 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,122 | 106 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,139 | 102 | — | |
| 1974 | #905 | 140 | — | |
| 1973 | #845 | 153 | — | |
| 1972 | #792 | 173 | — | |
| 1971 | #695 | 219 | — | |
| 1970 | #731 | 202 | — | |
| 1969 | #657 | 228 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #659 | 216 | — | |
| 1967 | #549 | 293 | — | |
| 1966 | #538 | 307 | — | |
| 1965 | #487 | 377 | — | |
| 1964 | #456 | 458 | — | |
| 1963 | #491 | 391 | — | |
| 1962 | #437 | 491 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #436 | 509 | — | |
| 1960 | #386 | 603 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #371 | 664 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #352 | 683 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #324 | 793 | — | |
| 1956 | #310 | 829 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #285 | 915 | — | |
| 1954 | #254 | 1,050 | — | |
| 1953 | #248 | 1,070 | — | |
| 1952 | #233 | 1,124 | — | |
| 1951 | #222 | 1,174 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #202 | 1,320 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #197 | 1,390 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #189 | 1,452 | — | |
| 1947 | #191 | 1,441 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #178 | 1,487 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #167 | 1,406 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #159 | 1,526 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #158 | 1,594 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #150 | 1,716 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #144 | 1,654 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1940 | #143 | 1,691 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #143 | 1,652 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1938 | #132 | 1,815 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #131 | 1,899 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #124 | 1,866 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #118 | 1,953 | #1,422 | 23 |
| 1934 | #116 | 1,977 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #111 | 2,059 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #111 | 2,218 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #112 | 2,118 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #111 | 2,368 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #103 | 2,441 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #104 | 2,621 | #1,707 | 20 |
| 1927 | #94 | 2,861 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #99 | 2,845 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #91 | 3,119 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #97 | 2,979 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #91 | 3,036 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | #85 | 3,200 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #94 | 3,118 | #1,475 | 26 |
| 1920 | #90 | 3,162 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #81 | 3,262 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #89 | 3,112 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #86 | 2,931 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #88 | 2,825 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #84 | 2,687 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #74 | 2,287 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #71 | 2,030 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #67 | 2,003 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #60 | 1,690 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #54 | 1,824 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #52 | 1,635 | — | |
| 1908 | #54 | 1,471 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #53 | 1,536 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #50 | 1,500 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #51 | 1,481 | #636 | 14 |
| 1904 | #51 | 1,364 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #46 | 1,485 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #44 | 1,533 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #45 | 1,382 | — | |
| 1900 | #40 | 2,004 | #680 | 14 |
| 1899 | #45 | 1,350 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #44 | 1,522 | #635 | 12 |
| 1897 | #44 | 1,401 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #43 | 1,483 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #44 | 1,414 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #40 | 1,432 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #41 | 1,351 | #836 | 7 |
| 1892 | #36 | 1,503 | #748 | 9 |
| 1891 | #39 | 1,247 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #35 | 1,390 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #37 | 1,289 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #41 | 1,249 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #37 | 1,072 | — | |
| 1886 | #42 | 995 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #37 | 979 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #40 | 911 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #39 | 837 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #36 | 810 | — | |
| 1881 | #33 | 678 | — | |
| 1880 | #34 | 647 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lillie was already there! It came in at #34, and was given to 647 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1975–1993, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Lillie is popular in 1943
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#25 · 1 in 135
- South Carolina#30 · 1 in 152
- Alabama#39 · 1 in 193
- Georgia#42 · 1 in 221
- Louisiana#50 · 1 in 229
Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #25 | 186 | 1 in 135 |
| South Carolina | #30 | 164 | 1 in 152 |
| Alabama | #39 | 176 | 1 in 193 |
| Georgia | #42 | 165 | 1 in 221 |
| Louisiana | #50 | 120 | 1 in 229 |
| Arkansas | #56 | 75 | 1 in 277 |
| North Carolina | #58 | 153 | 1 in 281 |
| Florida | #66 | 66 | 1 in 316 |
| Kentucky | #100 | 58 | 1 in 499 |
| Tennessee | #107 | 61 | 1 in 526 |
| Virginia | #117 | 55 | 1 in 551 |
| Arizona | #134 | 13 | 1 in 500 |
| Texas | #136 | 117 | 1 in 635 |
| Missouri | #183 | 26 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,068 |
| West Virginia | #217 | 13 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Maryland | #226 | 11 | 1 in 1,714 |
| New Mexico | #226 | 6 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Michigan | #341 | 13 | 1 in 4,335 |
| Pennsylvania | #402 | 15 | 1 in 6,010 |
| Ohio | #403 | 11 | 1 in 5,903 |
| Illinois | #414 | 14 | 1 in 5,007 |
| New Jersey | #444 | 5 | 1 in 7,232 |
| California | #461 | 15 | 1 in 5,198 |
| New York | #568 | 11 | 1 in 10,405 |
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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.
See more about Lillie
- 7 spots since 2024 (#682 → #675)
- 43 spots since 2020 (#718 → #675)
- 99 spots since 2015 (#576 → #675)
- Biggest jump: 155 spots in 1998 (#1,026 → #871)
- Biggest drop: 234 spots in 1975 (#905 → #1,139)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #33 (678 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 85 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1880–1927
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1974
- Highest: 1 in 133 girls born in 1882 were named Lillie (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,827 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #33 in 1881, was only 1 in 136 (0.74%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.5% of all girls named Lillie (29,382) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,467 | #33 (1881) | #38 |
| 1890s | 14,093 | #35 (1890) | #41 |
| 1900s | 15,391 | #40 (1900) | #49 |
| 1910s | 24,651 | #54 (1910) | #75 |
| 1920s | 29,382 | #85 (1922) | #95 |
| 1930s | 19,925 | #111 (1930) | #121 |
| 1940s | 15,357 | #143 (1940) | #168 |
| 1950s | 9,622 | #202 (1950) | #280 |
| 1960s | 3,873 | #386 (1960) | #510 |
| 1970s | 1,404 | #695 (1971) | #988 |
| 1980s | 1,004 | #1,141 (1980) | #1,328 |
| 1990s | 1,615 | #801 (1999) | #1,185 |
| 2000s | 5,248 | #426 (2009) | #573 |
| 2010s | 5,506 | #452 (2010) | #559 |
| 2020s | 2,380 | #675 (2025) | #719 |
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.
Lillie in 1943
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
More about 1943
girls
1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 875 of them was named Lillie, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 158,589 of them was named Lillie, which outranked 36.6% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,405Ygnacio10
- #2,405York10
- #2,405Zeke10
- #2,563Lillie9
- #2,563Adron9
- #2,563Alger9
- #2,563Amadeo9
- #2,732Abie8
- #2,732Acey8
- #2,732Achille8
Tied with 168 names at #2,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.