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Lilly

Gender

Female

Origin

English
The flower lily is a symbol of innocence: purity and beauty.
The lily is a flower symbolic of innocence, purity, and beauty.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lilly

Pronunciation

l(il)-ly

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #7529, 9 births); most recent 2008 (rank #12535, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #106, 2,882 births); most recent 2025 (rank #252, 1,218 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,218
2024–1,217
2023–1,200
2022–1,310
2021–1,353
2020–1,288
2019–1,550
2018–1,785
2017–1,931
2016–2,167

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #27, 1,960 births); most recent 2025 (rank #129, 382 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025382
2024375
2023439
2022538
2021551
2020565
2019625
2018785
2017884
20161,018

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #154, 431 births); most recent 2023 (rank #634, 66 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202366
202275
202177
202099
2019122
2018121
2017130
2016165
2015184
2014249

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #75, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #141, 32 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202532
202437
202347
202240
202130
202053
201951
201872
201763
201670

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #42, 134 births); most recent 2025 (rank #83, 50 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202550
202432
202340
202247
202145
202063
201953
201874
201798
2016102

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #106, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #177, 10 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20247
202313
20229
202116
202017
201912
201811
201721
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #129, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
202215
202114
202017
201912
201810
201715
201623
201521
201424

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence