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Lili

/ˈlɪli/ · 100% girls · 61 born in 2025

Lili has been given to about 3,862 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɪli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,681
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lili per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 139
  • Born in 202561
  • All time3,862
  • England & Wales, 2025#555 · 72

How popular is Lili?

Its best year was 2003, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1429th. The typical living American called Lili is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Lili

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lily0.78
  2. Lilly0.74
  3. Lilia0.70
  4. Lillie0.67
  5. Lilith0.65
  6. Lila0.64
  7. Lesli0.62
  8. Lillian0.58

Middle names for Lili

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lili Catherine0.84
  2. Lili Josephine0.84
  3. Lili Rose0.83
  4. Lili Marie0.83
  5. Lili Grace0.83
  6. Lili Jane0.83

Sibling names for Lili

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.90
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.90
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.90
  4. Daliasister · 0.90
  5. Palomasister · 0.89
  6. Hanasister · 0.89

Where Lili is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lili Reyes0.78
  2. Lili Nguyen0.78
  3. Lili Moore0.78
  4. Lili Hall0.78
  5. Lili Green0.78
  6. Lili Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lili

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lili across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.