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Lilli

/ˈlɪli/ · 100% girls · 37 born in 2025

Lilli has been given to about 3,383 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɪli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,264
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lilli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 174
  • Born in 202537
  • All time3,383
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Lilli?

Its best year was 2006, when 174 babies were given the name, ranking 1339th. The typical living American called Lilli is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Lilli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lilly0.79
  2. Lily0.74
  3. Lillie0.71
  4. Lilia0.66
  5. Lilla0.65
  6. Lillian0.61
  7. Lesli0.62
  8. Lila0.61

Middle names for Lilli

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

Sibling names for Lilli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.90
  2. Isabelasister · 0.90
  3. Estrellasister · 0.89
  4. Janiyahsister · 0.88
  5. Campbelleither · 0.88
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.88

Where Lilli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. 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.