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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #955 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,362 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #780 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,023 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: 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: #950 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,798 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: #741 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,594 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #701 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,223 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedHITexas: #663 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,134 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lilly, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#663 · 1 in 6,134
  2. North Carolina#701 · 1 in 9,223
  3. California#741 · 1 in 8,594
  4. Michigan#780 · 1 in 13,023
  5. Ohio#950 · 1 in 18,798

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

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Texas#663171 in 6,134
North Carolina#70151 in 9,223
California#741201 in 8,594
Michigan#78061 in 13,023
Ohio#95051 in 18,798
Illinois#95561 in 16,362
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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 1964

girls
#1,042
108 births · 1 in 17,545 girls

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #1,042Lilly108
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 17,545 of them was named Lilly, which outranked 86.7% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lilly
  1. #1,032Trish109
  2. #1,032Trudi109
  3. #1,032Willa109
  4. #1,042Lilly108
  5. #1,042Cristy108
  6. #1,042Justina108
  7. #1,042Melony108
  8. #1,047Adriene107
  9. #1,047Inger107
  10. #1,047Marlena107

Tied with 4 names at #1,042; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →