Lilly

#252 for girls in 2025, 1,218 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2011 · 2,873 births
Debut · girls
64 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
66,728
since 1880

Lilly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lilly has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #103, 2011girls
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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#2521,218—
2024#2611,221—
2023#2571,202—
2022#2301,315—
2021#2181,356—
2020#2291,289—
2019#1901,553—
2018#1601,788—
2017#1521,932—
2016#1432,172—
2015#1392,325—
2014#1242,582—
2013#1222,620—
2012#1102,791—
2011#1032,873—
2010#1062,891—
2009#1162,833—
2008#1252,694#12,5535
2007#1462,402#12,3675
2006#1502,279—
2005#1801,907#11,4725
2004#2101,616#7,5369
2003#2651,188—
2002#333911—
2001#380782—
2000#428659—
1999#520488—
1998#583414—
1997#662332—
1996#852234—
1995#908208—
1994#1,264135—
1993#1,318127—
1992#1,357122—
1991#1,517102—
1990#1,445108—
1989#1,435103—
1988#1,40999—
1987#1,83863—
1986#1,60274—
1985#1,62173—
1984#2,11147—
1983#1,99351—
1982#1,56675—
1981#1,64170—
1980#1,83359—
1979#1,79560—
1978#1,63365—
1977#1,70161—
1976#2,06042—
1975#1,65558—
1974#1,49965—
1973#1,43368—
1972#1,54160—
1971#1,38976—
1970#1,38975—
1969#1,30375—
1968#1,11093—
1967#1,19679—
1966#1,011104—
1965#922120—
1964#1,042108—
1963#983117—
1962#873144—
1961#843157—
1960#897137—
1959#852144—
1958#941120—
1957#834148—
1956#766163—
1955#821138—
1954#816133—
1953#820127—
1952#765135—
1951#671170—
1950#728138—
1949#757129—
1948#675152—
1947#682152—
1946#646149—
1945#613140—
1944#574163—
1943#613153—
1942#534194—
1941#496197—
1940#530167—
1939#506176—
1938#447225—
1937#479187—
1936#454198—
1935#512156—
1934#440217—
1933#446209—
1932#442224—
1931#458199—
1930#425243—
1929#418253—
1928#412271—
1927#407283—
1926#393306—
1925#409282—
1924#396301—
1923#374316—
1922#375304—
1921#360339—
1920#376309—
1919#377298—
1918#362319—
1917#363298—
1916#348316—
1915#360279—
1914#347229—
1913#363179—
1912#353168—
1911#315154—
1910#350129—
1909#322125—
1908#304137—
1907#289144—
1906#284137—
1905#291130—
1904#273133—
1903#282123—
1902#279126—
1901#297105—
1900#263154—
1899#279107—
1898#258133—
1897#31286—
1896#258121—
1895#269108—
1894#237127—
1893#248114—
1892#254109—
1891#24498—
1890#240104—
1889#24095—
1888#202124—
1887#22883—
1886#21485—
1885#22080—
1884#23963—
1883#22862—
1882#19770—
1881#20155—
1880#19164—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lilly was already there! It came in at #191, and was given to 64 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1975–1977, when fewer than 62 girls a year got the name.

Where Lilly is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMNIllinois: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,419 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,340 girlsMINew York: #615 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,683 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #318 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,445 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,609 girlsMOKentucky: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsKYWest Virginia: #221 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsWVVirginia: #286 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedDEArizona: #138 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 470 girlsAZNew Mexico: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 591 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedKSArkansas: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,749 girlsARTennessee: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,524 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #364 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,475 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsOKLouisiana: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsLAMississippi: #400 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedALGeorgia: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,123 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedHITexas: #429 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,813 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#138 · 1 in 470
  2. New Mexico#163 · 1 in 591
  3. West Virginia#221 · 1 in 1,350
  4. Louisiana#284 · 1 in 1,615
  5. Virginia#286 · 1 in 2,453

Best ever in a state: #30 in North Dakota, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#13881 in 470
New Mexico#16381 in 591
West Virginia#221131 in 1,350
Louisiana#284131 in 1,615
Virginia#286101 in 2,453
California#318141 in 2,445
North Carolina#320131 in 2,823
Florida#33351 in 2,452
Kentucky#36481 in 3,416
South Carolina#36461 in 3,475
Oklahoma#38971 in 3,138
Tennessee#39861 in 4,524
Mississippi#40061 in 3,670
Missouri#40961 in 4,609
Texas#429201 in 2,813
Georgia#43361 in 5,123
Arkansas#43451 in 3,749
Michigan#46051 in 7,340
Illinois#51661 in 8,419
New York#61561 in 14,683
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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 Lilly
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#261 → #252)
  • 23 spots since 2020 (#229 → #252)
  • 113 spots since 2015 (#139 → #252)
  • Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1995 (#1,264 → #908)
  • Biggest drop: 110 spots in 1963 (#873 → #983)
Rise & fade · girls
131 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2011 at #103 (2,873 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1963
Share of babies · girls
1 in 612
  • Highest: 1 in 612 girls born in 2011 were named Lilly (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,320 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 35.3% of all girls named Lilly (23,527) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #191 (1880) → #2,111 (1984) → #103 (2011)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s781#191 (1880)#216
1890s1,107#237 (1894)#260
1900s1,314#263 (1900)#288
1910s2,369#315 (1911)#354
1920s2,964#360 (1921)#392
1930s2,034#425 (1930)#461
1940s1,596#496 (1941)#612
1950s1,416#671 (1951)#801
1960s1,134#843 (1961)#1,018
1970s630#1,389 (1971)#1,610
1980s714#1,409 (1988)#1,705
1990s2,270#520 (1999)#1,043
2000s17,271#116 (2009)#233
2010s23,527#103 (2011)#135
2020s7,601#218 (2021)#241

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.

Lilly in 1932

girls
#442
224 births · 1 in 4,764 girls

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #442Lilly224
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 4,764 of them was named Lilly, which outranked 91.3% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lilly
  1. #438Clare226
  2. #440Elouise225
  3. #440Gayle225
  4. #442Lilly224
  5. #442Antonia224
  6. #442Helena224
  7. #445Ilene222
  8. #445Ima222
  9. #447Aline220

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →