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Lilly

/ˈlɪli/ · 100% girls · #252 in the US for girls, 2025

Lilly has been given to about 66,752 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɪli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 56,438
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lilly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 2,891
  • Born in 20251,218
  • All time66,752
  • England & Wales, 2025#129 · 382

How popular is Lilly?

Lilly ranks 252nd among American girls in 2025, with 1,218 born that year. Its best year was 2010, when 2,891 babies were given the name, ranking 106th. The typical living American called Lilly is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Lilly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lily0.96
  2. Libby0.72
  3. Lillie0.62
  4. Lindy0.64
  5. Lilla0.65
  6. Reilly0.64
  7. Litzy0.64
  8. Lila0.61

Middle names for Lilly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lilly Anne0.81
  2. Lilly Eve0.80
  3. Lilly Elizabeth0.78
  4. Lilly Catherine0.78
  5. Lilly Josephine0.78
  6. Lilly Rose0.77

Sibling names for Lilly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Reeseeither · 0.98
  2. Annabellesister · 0.98
  3. Brodybrother · 0.98
  4. Reagansister · 0.97
  5. Ryleesister · 0.97
  6. Malachibrother · 0.97

Where Lilly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.13%
  2. West Virginia0.11%
  3. New Hampshire0.10%
  4. Montana0.09%
  5. Mississippi0.08%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lilly Anderson0.77
  2. Lilly Reyes0.72
  3. Lilly Nguyen0.72
  4. Lilly Moore0.72
  5. Lilly Hall0.72
  6. Lilly Green0.72

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 Lilly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lilly 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.