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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 2,873 births
- Debut · girls
- 64 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 66,728since 1880
Lilly over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lilly has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #252 | 1,218 | — | |
| 2024 | #261 | 1,221 | — | |
| 2023 | #257 | 1,202 | — | |
| 2022 | #230 | 1,315 | — | |
| 2021 | #218 | 1,356 | — | |
| 2020 | #229 | 1,289 | — | |
| 2019 | #190 | 1,553 | — | |
| 2018 | #160 | 1,788 | — | |
| 2017 | #152 | 1,932 | — | |
| 2016 | #143 | 2,172 | — | |
| 2015 | #139 | 2,325 | — | |
| 2014 | #124 | 2,582 | — | |
| 2013 | #122 | 2,620 | — | |
| 2012 | #110 | 2,791 | — | |
| 2011 | #103 | 2,873 | — | |
| 2010 | #106 | 2,891 | — | |
| 2009 | #116 | 2,833 | — | |
| 2008 | #125 | 2,694 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #146 | 2,402 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #150 | 2,279 | — | |
| 2005 | #180 | 1,907 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #210 | 1,616 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #265 | 1,188 | — | |
| 2002 | #333 | 911 | — | |
| 2001 | #380 | 782 | — | |
| 2000 | #428 | 659 | — | |
| 1999 | #520 | 488 | — | |
| 1998 | #583 | 414 | — | |
| 1997 | #662 | 332 | — | |
| 1996 | #852 | 234 | — | |
| 1995 | #908 | 208 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,264 | 135 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,318 | 127 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,357 | 122 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,517 | 102 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,445 | 108 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,435 | 103 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,409 | 99 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,838 | 63 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,602 | 74 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,621 | 73 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,111 | 47 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,993 | 51 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,566 | 75 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,833 | 59 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,795 | 60 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,633 | 65 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,701 | 61 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,655 | 58 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,499 | 65 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,433 | 68 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,541 | 60 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,389 | 76 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,110 | 93 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,196 | 79 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,011 | 104 | — | |
| 1965 | #922 | 120 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,042 | 108 | — | |
| 1963 | #983 | 117 | — | |
| 1962 | #873 | 144 | — | |
| 1961 | #843 | 157 | — | |
| 1960 | #897 | 137 | — | |
| 1959 | #852 | 144 | — | |
| 1958 | #941 | 120 | — | |
| 1957 | #834 | 148 | — | |
| 1956 | #766 | 163 | — | |
| 1955 | #821 | 138 | — | |
| 1954 | #816 | 133 | — | |
| 1953 | #820 | 127 | — | |
| 1952 | #765 | 135 | — | |
| 1951 | #671 | 170 | — | |
| 1950 | #728 | 138 | — | |
| 1949 | #757 | 129 | — | |
| 1948 | #675 | 152 | — | |
| 1947 | #682 | 152 | — | |
| 1946 | #646 | 149 | — | |
| 1945 | #613 | 140 | — | |
| 1944 | #574 | 163 | — | |
| 1943 | #613 | 153 | — | |
| 1942 | #534 | 194 | — | |
| 1941 | #496 | 197 | — | |
| 1940 | #530 | 167 | — | |
| 1939 | #506 | 176 | — | |
| 1938 | #447 | 225 | — | |
| 1937 | #479 | 187 | — | |
| 1936 | #454 | 198 | — | |
| 1935 | #512 | 156 | — | |
| 1934 | #440 | 217 | — | |
| 1933 | #446 | 209 | — | |
| 1932 | #442 | 224 | — | |
| 1931 | #458 | 199 | — | |
| 1930 | #425 | 243 | — | |
| 1929 | #418 | 253 | — | |
| 1928 | #412 | 271 | — | |
| 1927 | #407 | 283 | — | |
| 1926 | #393 | 306 | — | |
| 1925 | #409 | 282 | — | |
| 1924 | #396 | 301 | — | |
| 1923 | #374 | 316 | — | |
| 1922 | #375 | 304 | — | |
| 1921 | #360 | 339 | — | |
| 1920 | #376 | 309 | — | |
| 1919 | #377 | 298 | — | |
| 1918 | #362 | 319 | — | |
| 1917 | #363 | 298 | — | |
| 1916 | #348 | 316 | — | |
| 1915 | #360 | 279 | — | |
| 1914 | #347 | 229 | — | |
| 1913 | #363 | 179 | — | |
| 1912 | #353 | 168 | — | |
| 1911 | #315 | 154 | — | |
| 1910 | #350 | 129 | — | |
| 1909 | #322 | 125 | — | |
| 1908 | #304 | 137 | — | |
| 1907 | #289 | 144 | — | |
| 1906 | #284 | 137 | — | |
| 1905 | #291 | 130 | — | |
| 1904 | #273 | 133 | — | |
| 1903 | #282 | 123 | — | |
| 1902 | #279 | 126 | — | |
| 1901 | #297 | 105 | — | |
| 1900 | #263 | 154 | — | |
| 1899 | #279 | 107 | — | |
| 1898 | #258 | 133 | — | |
| 1897 | #312 | 86 | — | |
| 1896 | #258 | 121 | — | |
| 1895 | #269 | 108 | — | |
| 1894 | #237 | 127 | — | |
| 1893 | #248 | 114 | — | |
| 1892 | #254 | 109 | — | |
| 1891 | #244 | 98 | — | |
| 1890 | #240 | 104 | — | |
| 1889 | #240 | 95 | — | |
| 1888 | #202 | 124 | — | |
| 1887 | #228 | 83 | — | |
| 1886 | #214 | 85 | — | |
| 1885 | #220 | 80 | — | |
| 1884 | #239 | 63 | — | |
| 1883 | #228 | 62 | — | |
| 1882 | #197 | 70 | — | |
| 1881 | #201 | 55 | — | |
| 1880 | #191 | 64 | — | |
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 2021
- 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
- North Dakota#55 · 1 in 219
- West Virginia#98 · 1 in 342
- Kentucky#99 · 1 in 426
- Idaho#106 · 1 in 402
- New Hampshire#116 · 1 in 371
Best ever in a state: #30 in North Dakota, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #55 | 13 | 1 in 219 |
| West Virginia | #98 | 16 | 1 in 342 |
| Kentucky | #99 | 40 | 1 in 426 |
| Idaho | #106 | 16 | 1 in 402 |
| New Hampshire | #116 | 10 | 1 in 371 |
| Alaska | #132 | 5 | 1 in 360 |
| Wisconsin | #143 | 35 | 1 in 614 |
| Arkansas | #147 | 19 | 1 in 573 |
| Montana | #147 | 7 | 1 in 376 |
| Arizona | #154 | 40 | 1 in 693 |
| Indiana | #157 | 42 | 1 in 676 |
| Nevada | #157 | 16 | 1 in 609 |
| North Carolina | #164 | 60 | 1 in 751 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 466 |
| Alabama | #166 | 27 | 1 in 707 |
| Washington | #166 | 40 | 1 in 738 |
| Maine | #168 | 6 | 1 in 528 |
| Iowa | #169 | 20 | 1 in 584 |
| Utah | #174 | 24 | 1 in 705 |
| Colorado | #176 | 31 | 1 in 714 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 21 | 1 in 708 |
| Kansas | #187 | 17 | 1 in 681 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 59 | 1 in 827 |
| Tennessee | #190 | 37 | 1 in 844 |
| New Mexico | #194 | 8 | 1 in 625 |
| Louisiana | #199 | 25 | 1 in 744 |
| Oregon | #220 | 16 | 1 in 859 |
| Missouri | #227 | 27 | 1 in 916 |
| Florida | #229 | 77 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Michigan | #233 | 40 | 1 in 958 |
| Ohio | #241 | 47 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Maryland | #248 | 23 | 1 in 962 |
| South Carolina | #257 | 18 | 1 in 985 |
| New York | #260 | 67 | 1 in 1,213 |
| Georgia | #276 | 40 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Texas | #278 | 118 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 981 |
| Illinois | #314 | 35 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Massachusetts | #325 | 18 | 1 in 1,381 |
| California | #345 | 101 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Nebraska | #356 | 6 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Connecticut | #374 | 8 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Virginia | #417 | 20 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Minnesota | #445 | 12 | 1 in 1,857 |
| New Jersey | #505 | 16 | 1 in 2,277 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 781 | #191 (1880) | #216 |
| 1890s | 1,107 | #237 (1894) | #260 |
| 1900s | 1,314 | #263 (1900) | #288 |
| 1910s | 2,369 | #315 (1911) | #354 |
| 1920s | 2,964 | #360 (1921) | #392 |
| 1930s | 2,034 | #425 (1930) | #461 |
| 1940s | 1,596 | #496 (1941) | #612 |
| 1950s | 1,416 | #671 (1951) | #801 |
| 1960s | 1,134 | #843 (1961) | #1,018 |
| 1970s | 630 | #1,389 (1971) | #1,610 |
| 1980s | 714 | #1,409 (1988) | #1,705 |
| 1990s | 2,270 | #520 (1999) | #1,043 |
| 2000s | 17,271 | #116 (2009) | #233 |
| 2010s | 23,527 | #103 (2011) | #135 |
| 2020s | 7,601 | #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 2021
girls
#218
1,356 births · 1 in 1,210 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,210 of them was named Lilly, which outranked 98.8% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lilly
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.