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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #103, 2011girls
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
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 1934

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMINew York: #556 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,824 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: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,425 girlsOHPennsylvania: 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: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,801 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: #388 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsMOKentucky: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsKYWest Virginia: #233 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsWVVirginia: #229 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsARTennessee: #251 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,050 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,158 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #285 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMSAlabama: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,192 girlsALGeorgia: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,525 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedHITexas: #353 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#229 · 1 in 1,640
  2. Maryland#231 · 1 in 1,916
  3. West Virginia#233 · 1 in 1,526
  4. Tennessee#251 · 1 in 1,785
  5. Louisiana#285 · 1 in 1,595

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#229141 in 1,640
Maryland#23161 in 1,916
West Virginia#233121 in 1,526
Tennessee#251151 in 1,785
Louisiana#285131 in 1,595
Kentucky#286131 in 2,099
Georgia#309121 in 2,525
Texas#353271 in 2,118
North Carolina#37891 in 4,050
Missouri#38861 in 4,504
South Carolina#38951 in 4,158
California#39391 in 3,801
Arkansas#40161 in 3,127
Alabama#40271 in 4,192
Ohio#42471 in 6,425
New York#55671 in 11,824
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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 1934

girls
#440
217 births · 1 in 4,812 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #440Lilly217
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 4,812 of them was named Lilly, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lilly
  1. #437Corine221
  2. #437Rae221
  3. #439Elouise219
  4. #440Lilly217
  5. #441Antonia216
  6. #441Lily216
  7. #443Ima214
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934