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

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Peak · girls
1881 · 678 births
Debut · girls
647 births
In top 100 · girls
48 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
158,918
since 1880

Lillie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #33, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#675420—
2024#682418—
2023#699413—
2022#760377—
2021#779364—
2020#718388—
2019#650449—
2018#667442—
2017#663444—
2016#608495—
2015#576531—
2014#508612—
2013#510585—
2012#495622—
2011#463644—
2010#452682—
2009#426751—
2008#485653—
2007#483671—
2006#488637—
2005#504599—
2004#571500—
2003#633422—
2002#652388—
2001#735326—
2000#757301—
1999#801273—
1998#871242—
1997#1,026187—
1996#1,028182—
1995#1,235138—
1994#1,264135—
1993#1,503105—
1992#1,392118—
1991#1,367119—
1990#1,364116—
1989#1,354113—
1988#1,52188—
1987#1,47088—
1986#1,40591—
1985#1,43987—
1984#1,28497—
1983#1,26698—
1982#1,251104—
1981#1,145119—
1980#1,141119—
1979#1,144116—
1978#1,194105—
1977#1,31588—
1976#1,122106—
1975#1,139102—
1974#905140—
1973#845153—
1972#792173—
1971#695219—
1970#731202—
1969#657228#4,4045
1968#659216—
1967#549293—
1966#538307—
1965#487377—
1964#456458—
1963#491391—
1962#437491#4,0335
1961#436509—
1960#386603#3,3377
1959#371664#3,9885
1958#352683#3,0338
1957#324793—
1956#310829#3,2167
1955#285915—
1954#2541,050—
1953#2481,070—
1952#2331,124—
1951#2221,174#3,7145
1950#2021,320#2,7708
1949#1971,390#2,33711
1948#1891,452—
1947#1911,441#3,3706
1946#1781,487#3,1736
1945#1671,406#2,13111
1944#1591,526#2,8627
1943#1581,594#2,5639
1942#1501,716#1,79916
1941#1441,654#1,63318
1940#1431,691#1,68017
1939#1431,652#1,53219
1938#1321,815#1,61318
1937#1311,899#1,31326
1936#1241,866#1,54019
1935#1181,953#1,42223
1934#1161,977#1,60819
1933#1112,059#1,70717
1932#1112,218#1,46523
1931#1122,118#1,42724
1930#1112,368#1,55922
1929#1032,441#1,33928
1928#1042,621#1,70720
1927#942,861#2,12115
1926#992,845#1,60522
1925#913,119#2,01216
1924#972,979#1,96417
1923#913,036#1,64422
1922#853,200#2,04016
1921#943,118#1,47526
1920#903,162#1,59223
1919#813,262#2,06315
1918#893,112#2,16514
1917#862,931#2,09114
1916#882,825#1,94915
1915#842,687#1,66018
1914#742,287#1,86812
1913#712,030#2,0928
1912#672,003#1,7469
1911#601,690#1,1909
1910#541,824#1,4216
1909#521,635—
1908#541,471#1,3735
1907#531,536#1,3455
1906#501,500#1,0047
1905#511,481#63614
1904#511,364#72311
1903#461,485#9107
1902#441,533#7949
1901#451,382—
1900#402,004#68014
1899#451,350#66110
1898#441,522#63512
1897#441,401#1,0575
1896#431,483#1,1015
1895#441,414#7958
1894#401,432#1,0745
1893#411,351#8367
1892#361,503#7489
1891#391,247#7008
1890#351,390#8846
1889#371,289#8786
1888#411,249#8157
1887#371,072—
1886#42995#8456
1885#37979#8366
1884#40911#9715
1883#39837#8925
1882#36810—
1881#33678—
1880#34647#9095
First appearance
1880

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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #324 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,396 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #392 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,194 girlsMINew York: #616 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 11,571 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,297 girlsINOhio: #348 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,291 girlsOHPennsylvania: #487 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,745 girlsPANew Jersey: #400 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,802 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #436 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,516 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #204 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMOKentucky: #120 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 672 girlsKYWest Virginia: #261 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsWVVirginia: #133 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 760 girlsVAMaryland: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedNMKansas: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,688 girlsKSArkansas: #100 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 497 girlsARTennessee: #108 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 565 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #33 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 193 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsDCOklahoma: #215 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsOKLouisiana: #87 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 346 girlsLAMississippi: #30 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 161 girlsMSAlabama: #61 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 285 girlsALGeorgia: #60 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 278 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lillie, so not publishedHITexas: #158 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 798 girlsTXFlorida: #126 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 565 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#30 · 1 in 161
  2. South Carolina#33 · 1 in 193
  3. Georgia#60 · 1 in 278
  4. Alabama#61 · 1 in 285
  5. Louisiana#87 · 1 in 346

Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#301801 in 161
South Carolina#331471 in 193
Georgia#601571 in 278
Alabama#611381 in 285
Louisiana#87951 in 346
Arkansas#100471 in 497
North Carolina#1001081 in 485
Tennessee#108711 in 565
Kentucky#120541 in 672
Florida#126481 in 565
Virginia#133491 in 760
Texas#1581151 in 798
Missouri#204251 in 1,642
Oklahoma#215161 in 1,442
District of Columbia#22571 in 1,673
Arizona#25961 in 1,396
West Virginia#261111 in 2,276
Maryland#28891 in 2,685
Illinois#324261 in 3,396
Indiana#346101 in 4,297
Ohio#348211 in 4,291
Kansas#35451 in 3,688
Michigan#392141 in 5,194
New Jersey#40081 in 5,802
California#436251 in 4,516
Pennsylvania#487131 in 8,745
New York#616131 in 11,571
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #33 (678 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1880–1927
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1974
Share of babies · girls
1 in 133
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.5% of all girls named Lillie (29,382) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s9,467#33 (1881)#38
1890s14,093#35 (1890)#41
1900s15,391#40 (1900)#49
1910s24,651#54 (1910)#75
1920s29,382#85 (1922)#95
1930s19,925#111 (1930)#121
1940s15,357#143 (1940)#168
1950s9,622#202 (1950)#280
1960s3,873#386 (1960)#510
1970s1,404#695 (1971)#988
1980s1,004#1,141 (1980)#1,328
1990s1,615#801 (1999)#1,185
2000s5,248#426 (2009)#573
2010s5,506#452 (2010)#559
2020s2,380#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 1947

girls
#191
1,441 births · 1 in 1,230 girls
boys
#3,370
6 births · 1 in 304,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #191Lillie1,441

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #3,370Lillie6
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,230 of them was named Lillie, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lillie
  1. #188Beatrice1,465
  2. #189Bonita1,448
  3. #190Rachel1,447
  4. #191Lillie1,441
  5. #192Jacquelyn1,390
  6. #193Faye1,383
  7. #194Yolanda1,379
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 304,933 of them was named Lillie, which outranked 21.0% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lillie
  1. #3,096Whit7
  2. #3,096Wilma7
  3. #3,096Yates7
  4. #3,370Lillie6
  5. #3,370Abdullah6
  6. #3,370Abundio6
  7. #3,370Albion6
  8. #3,733Achille5
  9. #3,733Adelaido5
  10. #3,733Adelard5

Tied with 362 names at #3,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1947 →