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Lille

/ˈlɪl/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2014

Lille has been given to about 130 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 56
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lille per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time130

How popular is Lille?

Its best year was 1919, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 2912th. The typical living American called Lille is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Lille

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lillie0.75
  2. Lucille0.71
  3. Lucile0.67
  4. Lilly0.65
  5. Lilla0.65
  6. Lily0.61
  7. Lila0.61
  8. Lynne0.61

Middle names for Lille

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

Sibling names for Lille

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilasister · 0.55
  2. Brunobrother · 0.53
  3. Winonasister · 0.51
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.51
  5. Charleyeither · 0.51
  6. Elouisesister · 0.50

Where Lille is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lille White0.78
    2. Lille Nguyen0.78
    3. Lille Moore0.78
    4. Lille Hill0.78
    5. Lille Hall0.78
    6. Lille 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 Lille

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

    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.