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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 |
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 1996
- 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
- Kentucky#310 · 1 in 1,964
- Alabama#456 · 1 in 2,938
- Virginia#483 · 1 in 3,414
- South Carolina#516 · 1 in 3,251
- Tennessee#575 · 1 in 4,231
Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #310 | 10 | 1 in 1,964 |
| Alabama | #456 | 7 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Virginia | #483 | 10 | 1 in 3,414 |
| South Carolina | #516 | 5 | 1 in 3,251 |
| Tennessee | #575 | 7 | 1 in 4,231 |
| Oregon | #577 | 5 | 1 in 3,331 |
| Colorado | #585 | 6 | 1 in 3,496 |
| Louisiana | #597 | 6 | 1 in 3,592 |
| North Carolina | #666 | 8 | 1 in 4,919 |
| Georgia | #703 | 8 | 1 in 5,189 |
| Michigan | #767 | 8 | 1 in 6,506 |
| Texas | #810 | 23 | 1 in 6,067 |
| Arizona | #846 | 5 | 1 in 5,694 |
| California | #1,635 | 13 | 1 in 17,676 |
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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
| 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 1996
girls
#1,028
182 births · 1 in 9,632 girls
Top girls' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 9,632 of them was named Lillie, which outranked 93.5% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).