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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2023
- 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
- Utah#6 · 1 in 112
- Vermont#8 · 1 in 59
- New Hampshire#13 · 1 in 103
- South Carolina#13 · 1 in 171
- Washington#14 · 1 in 161
Best ever in a state: #4 in Utah, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #6 | 145 | 1 in 112 |
| Vermont | #8 | 15 | 1 in 59 |
| New Hampshire | #13 | 36 | 1 in 103 |
| South Carolina | #13 | 105 | 1 in 171 |
| Washington | #14 | 175 | 1 in 161 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | 168 | 1 in 139 |
| Hawaii | #16 | 21 | 1 in 107 |
| District of Columbia | #17 | 22 | 1 in 104 |
| Tennessee | #17 | 165 | 1 in 191 |
| Virginia | #17 | 177 | 1 in 188 |
| Arkansas | #18 | 65 | 1 in 160 |
| Connecticut | #18 | 75 | 1 in 152 |
| Maine | #18 | 26 | 1 in 115 |
| New Jersey | #18 | 205 | 1 in 173 |
| North Dakota | #18 | 21 | 1 in 118 |
| Idaho | #19 | 46 | 1 in 141 |
| Wisconsin | #19 | 114 | 1 in 179 |
| Wyoming | #19 | 10 | 1 in 87 |
| Colorado | #20 | 115 | 1 in 188 |
| Georgia | #20 | 197 | 1 in 230 |
| Montana | #20 | 22 | 1 in 120 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | 228 | 1 in 205 |
| California | #23 | 747 | 1 in 221 |
| Illinois | #23 | 210 | 1 in 212 |
| Delaware | #24 | 18 | 1 in 122 |
| Kentucky | #24 | 94 | 1 in 180 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 72 | 1 in 201 |
| New York | #25 | 343 | 1 in 227 |
| Rhode Island | #25 | 21 | 1 in 114 |
| Maryland | #26 | 102 | 1 in 205 |
| North Carolina | #26 | 201 | 1 in 221 |
| Alabama | #27 | 90 | 1 in 207 |
| Florida | #27 | 361 | 1 in 236 |
| Kansas | #28 | 55 | 1 in 205 |
| Louisiana | #28 | 76 | 1 in 231 |
| Iowa | #30 | 59 | 1 in 199 |
| Arizona | #31 | 123 | 1 in 228 |
| Ohio | #32 | 207 | 1 in 227 |
| Oregon | #32 | 59 | 1 in 209 |
| Nebraska | #33 | 35 | 1 in 199 |
| Michigan | #35 | 152 | 1 in 232 |
| Minnesota | #35 | 93 | 1 in 225 |
| Nevada | #36 | 42 | 1 in 212 |
| Texas | #36 | 566 | 1 in 286 |
| Missouri | #37 | 96 | 1 in 245 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 23 | 1 in 205 |
| South Dakota | #43 | 15 | 1 in 185 |
| Alaska | #44 | 10 | 1 in 162 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 25 | 1 in 204 |
| Indiana | #49 | 96 | 1 in 290 |
| Mississippi | #57 | 32 | 1 in 295 |
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
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
131 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2011 at #15 (8,192 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 215
- Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 2011 were named Lily (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 241 girls born in 2025 (0.42%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2023
girls
#20
6,176 births · 1 in 260 girls
Top girls' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 260 of them was named Lily, which outranked 99.9% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.