Girl nameCurrently #24 in the USSteady
Lily
LIL-ee//ˈlɪli//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20114 lettersStarts with L
Meaning & origin
Lily flower
Lily is a straightforward nature name for the flower, whose Latin root 'lilium' has long symbolized purity and rebirth in Christian iconography and elsewhere. Simple and floral, it has been a well-loved English name since the Victorian era and remains consistently popular today.
Lily's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Lily |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 41 |
| 1881 | 46 |
| 1882 | 63 |
| 1883 | 62 |
| 1884 | 60 |
| 1885 | 88 |
| 1886 | 75 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 102 |
| 1889 | 84 |
| 1890 | 96 |
| 1891 | 73 |
| 1892 | 98 |
| 1893 | 83 |
| 1894 | 108 |
| 1895 | 101 |
| 1896 | 100 |
| 1897 | 113 |
| 1898 | 92 |
| 1899 | 115 |
| 1900 | 126 |
| 1901 | 89 |
| 1902 | 99 |
| 1903 | 95 |
| 1904 | 105 |
| 1905 | 134 |
| 1906 | 82 |
| 1907 | 104 |
| 1908 | 102 |
| 1909 | 109 |
| 1910 | 154 |
| 1911 | 130 |
| 1912 | 245 |
| 1913 | 212 |
| 1914 | 252 |
| 1915 | 343 |
| 1916 | 373 |
| 1917 | 330 |
| 1918 | 388 |
| 1919 | 368 |
| 1920 | 386 |
| 1921 | 407 |
| 1922 | 418 |
| 1923 | 418 |
| 1924 | 409 |
| 1925 | 362 |
| 1926 | 344 |
| 1927 | 371 |
| 1928 | 345 |
| 1929 | 302 |
| 1930 | 305 |
| 1931 | 268 |
| 1932 | 245 |
| 1933 | 242 |
| 1934 | 221 |
| 1935 | 210 |
| 1936 | 202 |
| 1937 | 178 |
| 1938 | 195 |
| 1939 | 168 |
| 1940 | 186 |
| 1941 | 166 |
| 1942 | 173 |
| 1943 | 160 |
| 1944 | 154 |
| 1945 | 142 |
| 1946 | 122 |
| 1947 | 138 |
| 1948 | 139 |
| 1949 | 131 |
| 1950 | 135 |
| 1951 | 135 |
| 1952 | 133 |
| 1953 | 130 |
| 1954 | 144 |
| 1955 | 165 |
| 1956 | 159 |
| 1957 | 149 |
| 1958 | 149 |
| 1959 | 127 |
| 1960 | 127 |
| 1961 | 128 |
| 1962 | 120 |
| 1963 | 123 |
| 1964 | 133 |
| 1965 | 94 |
| 1966 | 112 |
| 1967 | 96 |
| 1968 | 99 |
| 1969 | 116 |
| 1970 | 125 |
| 1971 | 122 |
| 1972 | 139 |
| 1973 | 102 |
| 1974 | 107 |
| 1975 | 122 |
| 1976 | 134 |
| 1977 | 107 |
| 1978 | 111 |
| 1979 | 150 |
| 1980 | 187 |
| 1981 | 223 |
| 1982 | 208 |
| 1983 | 206 |
| 1984 | 224 |
| 1985 | 243 |
| 1986 | 292 |
| 1987 | 309 |
| 1988 | 401 |
| 1989 | 422 |
| 1990 | 396 |
| 1991 | 473 |
| 1992 | 523 |
| 1993 | 557 |
| 1994 | 648 |
| 1995 | 853 |
| 1996 | 1,091 |
| 1997 | 1,355 |
| 1998 | 1,752 |
| 1999 | 2,123 |
| 2000 | 2,733 |
| 2001 | 3,197 |
| 2002 | 3,834 |
| 2003 | 4,440 |
| 2004 | 5,423 |
| 2005 | 6,106 |
| 2006 | 6,775 |
| 2007 | 7,508 |
| 2008 | 8,136 |
| 2009 | 8,109 |
| 2010 | 8,001 |
| 2011 | 8,199 |
| 2012 | 7,981 |
| 2013 | 7,007 |
| 2014 | 6,792 |
| 2015 | 6,686 |
| 2016 | 6,608 |
| 2017 | 5,861 |
| 2018 | 5,752 |
| 2019 | 5,458 |
| 2020 | 5,256 |
| 2021 | 5,629 |
| 2022 | 6,007 |
| 2023 | 6,170 |
| 2024 | 6,093 |
Lily through the decades
- Lily peaked in 2011, when 8,199 babies were named Lily in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Lily has fallen 20% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Lily currently ranks #24 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Lily
Variants & spellings
LillyLillieLili
Famous people named Lily
- Lily Collins — actress