Lily
#18 for girls in 2025, 6,673 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 8,192 births
- Debut · girls
- 41 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 189,644since 1880
Lily over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #18 | 6,673 | — | |
| 2024 | #24 | 6,121 | — | |
| 2023 | #20 | 6,176 | — | |
| 2022 | #30 | 6,012 | — | |
| 2021 | #31 | 5,632 | — | |
| 2020 | #35 | 5,258 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #34 | 5,461 | — | |
| 2018 | #31 | 5,753 | — | |
| 2017 | #33 | 5,862 | — | |
| 2016 | #24 | 6,610 | — | |
| 2015 | #25 | 6,683 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #27 | 6,789 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #27 | 7,004 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #16 | 7,970 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | #15 | 8,192 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #17 | 7,992 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #18 | 8,101 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #24 | 8,128 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #27 | 7,499 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #33 | 6,768 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #39 | 6,090 | #4,824 | 17 |
| 2004 | #53 | 5,402 | #4,129 | 21 |
| 2003 | #69 | 4,434 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #79 | 3,834 | — | |
| 2001 | #103 | 3,197 | — | |
| 2000 | #124 | 2,733 | — | |
| 1999 | #152 | 2,123 | — | |
| 1998 | #169 | 1,752 | — | |
| 1997 | #219 | 1,355 | — | |
| 1996 | #261 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1995 | #320 | 853 | — | |
| 1994 | #390 | 648 | — | |
| 1993 | #449 | 557 | — | |
| 1992 | #473 | 523 | — | |
| 1991 | #501 | 474 | — | |
| 1990 | #584 | 396 | — | |
| 1989 | #544 | 417 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #546 | 400 | — | |
| 1987 | #623 | 309 | — | |
| 1986 | #632 | 292 | — | |
| 1985 | #711 | 243 | — | |
| 1984 | #732 | 223 | — | |
| 1983 | #774 | 206 | — | |
| 1982 | #783 | 208 | — | |
| 1981 | #741 | 223 | — | |
| 1980 | #835 | 187 | — | |
| 1979 | #964 | 150 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,150 | 111 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,160 | 107 | — | |
| 1976 | #956 | 133 | — | |
| 1975 | #998 | 122 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,089 | 107 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,104 | 102 | — | |
| 1972 | #901 | 139 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,003 | 124 | — | |
| 1970 | #997 | 125 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,003 | 116 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,056 | 99 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,060 | 96 | — | |
| 1966 | #960 | 112 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,079 | 94 | — | |
| 1964 | #904 | 133 | — | |
| 1963 | #953 | 123 | — | |
| 1962 | #974 | 120 | — | |
| 1961 | #956 | 128 | — | |
| 1960 | #946 | 127 | — | |
| 1959 | #929 | 127 | — | |
| 1958 | #833 | 149 | — | |
| 1957 | #832 | 149 | — | |
| 1956 | #782 | 159 | — | |
| 1955 | #738 | 165 | — | |
| 1954 | #780 | 144 | — | |
| 1953 | #806 | 130 | — | |
| 1952 | #775 | 133 | — | |
| 1951 | #757 | 135 | — | |
| 1950 | #741 | 135 | — | |
| 1949 | #748 | 131 | — | |
| 1948 | #708 | 139 | — | |
| 1947 | #725 | 138 | — | |
| 1946 | #732 | 122 | — | |
| 1945 | #604 | 142 | — | |
| 1944 | #592 | 154 | — | |
| 1943 | #594 | 160 | — | |
| 1942 | #562 | 173 | — | |
| 1941 | #547 | 166 | — | |
| 1940 | #507 | 186 | — | |
| 1939 | #518 | 168 | — | |
| 1938 | #475 | 195 | — | |
| 1937 | #491 | 178 | — | |
| 1936 | #449 | 202 | — | |
| 1935 | #446 | 210 | — | |
| 1934 | #441 | 216 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #409 | 242 | — | |
| 1932 | #419 | 245 | — | |
| 1931 | #399 | 268 | — | |
| 1930 | #389 | 305 | — | |
| 1929 | #385 | 302 | — | |
| 1928 | #370 | 345 | — | |
| 1927 | #354 | 366 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #362 | 344 | — | |
| 1925 | #360 | 362 | — | |
| 1924 | #332 | 409 | — | |
| 1923 | #316 | 418 | — | |
| 1922 | #317 | 418 | — | |
| 1921 | #326 | 407 | — | |
| 1920 | #331 | 386 | — | |
| 1919 | #332 | 368 | — | |
| 1918 | #326 | 388 | — | |
| 1917 | #346 | 330 | — | |
| 1916 | #312 | 373 | — | |
| 1915 | #320 | 343 | — | |
| 1914 | #330 | 252 | — | |
| 1913 | #330 | 212 | — | |
| 1912 | #291 | 245 | — | |
| 1911 | #350 | 130 | — | |
| 1910 | #310 | 154 | — | |
| 1909 | #343 | 109 | — | |
| 1908 | #357 | 102 | — | |
| 1907 | #342 | 104 | — | |
| 1906 | #376 | 82 | — | |
| 1905 | #287 | 134 | — | |
| 1904 | #317 | 105 | — | |
| 1903 | #319 | 95 | — | |
| 1902 | #315 | 99 | — | |
| 1901 | #317 | 89 | — | |
| 1900 | #291 | 126 | — | |
| 1899 | #267 | 115 | — | |
| 1898 | #325 | 92 | — | |
| 1897 | #269 | 113 | — | |
| 1896 | #291 | 100 | — | |
| 1895 | #280 | 101 | — | |
| 1894 | #263 | 108 | — | |
| 1893 | #295 | 83 | — | |
| 1892 | #266 | 98 | — | |
| 1891 | #294 | 73 | — | |
| 1890 | #254 | 96 | — | |
| 1889 | #256 | 84 | — | |
| 1888 | #229 | 102 | — | |
| 1887 | #274 | 59 | — | |
| 1886 | #237 | 75 | — | |
| 1885 | #200 | 88 | — | |
| 1884 | #252 | 60 | — | |
| 1883 | #228 | 62 | — | |
| 1882 | #214 | 63 | — | |
| 1881 | #231 | 46 | — | |
| 1880 | #240 | 41 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lily was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 47 girls a year got the name.
Where Lily is popular in 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#13 · 1 in 89
- Rhode Island#14 · 1 in 79
- Vermont#18 · 1 in 84
- Massachusetts#19 · 1 in 125
- Oregon#19 · 1 in 146
Best ever in a state: #4 in Utah, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #13 | 50 | 1 in 89 |
| Rhode Island | #14 | 50 | 1 in 79 |
| Vermont | #18 | 19 | 1 in 84 |
| Massachusetts | #19 | 234 | 1 in 125 |
| Oregon | #19 | 109 | 1 in 146 |
| Montana | #22 | 26 | 1 in 107 |
| Idaho | #27 | 42 | 1 in 154 |
| Wyoming | #27 | 12 | 1 in 106 |
| Connecticut | #28 | 99 | 1 in 145 |
| Minnesota | #28 | 160 | 1 in 164 |
| Utah | #29 | 98 | 1 in 186 |
| Alaska | #30 | 17 | 1 in 136 |
| New Hampshire | #30 | 36 | 1 in 130 |
| South Dakota | #30 | 23 | 1 in 132 |
| Washington | #31 | 147 | 1 in 196 |
| Colorado | #34 | 119 | 1 in 208 |
| Hawaii | #34 | 21 | 1 in 174 |
| North Dakota | #37 | 17 | 1 in 147 |
| Delaware | #38 | 20 | 1 in 154 |
| District of Columbia | #38 | 23 | 1 in 153 |
| Wisconsin | #40 | 121 | 1 in 206 |
| Iowa | #42 | 68 | 1 in 200 |
| Michigan | #42 | 214 | 1 in 225 |
| Nebraska | #42 | 43 | 1 in 195 |
| Georgia | #45 | 197 | 1 in 256 |
| Kansas | #45 | 61 | 1 in 222 |
| Alabama | #47 | 84 | 1 in 231 |
| Indiana | #50 | 136 | 1 in 239 |
| Missouri | #50 | 122 | 1 in 233 |
| Tennessee | #55 | 120 | 1 in 254 |
| North Carolina | #56 | 143 | 1 in 311 |
| Pennsylvania | #56 | 215 | 1 in 258 |
| Ohio | #59 | 201 | 1 in 286 |
| Illinois | #60 | 215 | 1 in 319 |
| New York | #60 | 304 | 1 in 319 |
| Oklahoma | #62 | 58 | 1 in 291 |
| Maryland | #64 | 83 | 1 in 295 |
| Nevada | #66 | 37 | 1 in 292 |
| Virginia | #66 | 117 | 1 in 316 |
| Arizona | #67 | 105 | 1 in 328 |
| Arkansas | #68 | 39 | 1 in 309 |
| Florida | #71 | 234 | 1 in 350 |
| South Carolina | #72 | 52 | 1 in 329 |
| New Jersey | #76 | 119 | 1 in 350 |
| California | #78 | 570 | 1 in 401 |
| Kentucky | #78 | 56 | 1 in 348 |
| Louisiana | #82 | 61 | 1 in 341 |
| West Virginia | #94 | 19 | 1 in 378 |
| New Mexico | #105 | 22 | 1 in 371 |
| Mississippi | #109 | 25 | 1 in 469 |
| Texas | #145 | 239 | 1 in 666 |
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 Lily
- 6 spots since 2024 (#24 → #18)
- 17 spots since 2020 (#35 → #18)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#25 → #18)
- Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1979 (#1,150 → #964)
- Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1977 (#956 → #1,160)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2011 at #15 (8,192 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–1964
- Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 2011 were named Lily (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 241 girls born in 2025 (0.42%)
- 36.0% of all girls named Lily (68,316) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #200 (1885) → #1,160 (1977) → #15 (2011)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 680 | #200 (1885) | #236 |
| 1890s | 979 | #254 (1890) | #280 |
| 1900s | 1,045 | #287 (1905) | #326 |
| 1910s | 2,795 | #291 (1912) | #325 |
| 1920s | 3,757 | #316 (1923) | #345 |
| 1930s | 2,229 | #389 (1930) | #444 |
| 1940s | 1,511 | #507 (1940) | #632 |
| 1950s | 1,426 | #738 (1955) | #797 |
| 1960s | 1,148 | #904 (1964) | #989 |
| 1970s | 1,220 | #901 (1972) | #1,032 |
| 1980s | 2,708 | #544 (1989) | #692 |
| 1990s | 9,772 | #152 (1999) | #352 |
| 2000s | 56,186 | #18 (2009) | #57 |
| 2010s | 68,316 | #15 (2011) | #25 |
| 2020s | 35,872 | #18 (2025) | #26 |
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.
Lily in 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 340 of them was named Lily, which outranked 99.7% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 94,523 of them was named Lily, which outranked 68.8% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,005Wells22
- #4,005Yehudah22
- #4,005Zyan22
- #4,129Lily21
- #4,129Aaden21
- #4,129Aadil21
- #4,129Abrahim21
- #4,264Aarya20
- #4,264Abby20
- #4,264Abdoul20
Tied with 134 names at #4,129; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.