Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Lili

Meaning A female given name, variant of Lily Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,800 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

A female given name, variant of Lily.

Rank 2025
#2,800
among girls · ↑197 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Lili · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
139 babies
All-time total
3,862
#3,057 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Lili popularity over time

3,862 babies have been named Lili since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 22 2 – #2,818
1920s 17 2 -23% #4,716
1930s 5 1 -71% #4,702
1940s 97 10 +1840% #2,386
1950s 348 35 +259% #1,337
1960s 263 26 -24% #1,589
1970s 201 20 -24% #2,422
1980s 240 24 +19% #2,389
1990s 491 49 +105% #1,672
2000s 1,098 110 +124% #1,429
2010s 718 72 -35% #2,010
2020s (to 2025) 362 60 -16% #2,509

Where Lili is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 63 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

Where Lili is most popular

Girls named Lili per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New York, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lili born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 52 0.062 +62%
New York 21 0.053 +39%
Missouri 5 0.041 +9%
Texas 28 0.035 -9%
Florida 10 0.023 -39%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lili

Lili is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,800 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 3,862 American babies have been named Lili. Its peak came in 2003, when 139 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lili stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lili?

The median living Lili is about 22 years old; half are between 14 and 39. An estimated 3,700 people named Lili are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lili year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 61 #2,800
2024 55 #2,997
2023 71 #2,509
2022 67 #2,622
2021 55 #3,025
2020 53 #3,047
2019 48 #3,309
2018 54 #3,033
2017 61 #2,806
2016 62 #2,788
2015 59 #2,955
2014 71 #2,527
2013 81 #2,295
2012 90 #2,125
2011 98 #2,010
2010 94 #2,108
2009 90 #2,199
2008 119 #1,818
2007 101 #2,029
2006 115 #1,803
2005 123 #1,637
2004 112 #1,730
2003 139 #1,429
2002 130 #1,475
2001 89 #1,951
2000 80 #2,070
1995 42 #2,863
1990 33 #3,326
1985 23 #3,675
1980 15 #4,869
1975 24 #3,012
1970 31 #2,422
1965 29 #2,227
1960 50 #1,589
1955 45 #1,526
1950 11 #3,340
1945 7 #3,858
1940 10 #2,871
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Lili

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lili Reinhart Lili Reinhart American actress (born 1996) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lili Taylor Lili Taylor American actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lili Simmons American actress (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lili Elbe Lili Elbe Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931) 19th century
  5. 5 Lili Damita Lili Damita French-American actress (1904–1994) Contemporary
  6. 6 Lili Boulanger Lili Boulanger French composer (1893–1918) 19th century
  7. 7 Lili Ivanova Lili Ivanova Musical artist b. 1939 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lili, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lili?

The median living Lili is about 22 years old. Half of all living Lilis are between 14 and 39 years old.

How many people named Lili are alive today?

An estimated 3,700 people named Lili are alive in the United States, based on 3,862 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lili mean?

A female given name, variant of Lily.

How popular is the name Lili in 2025?

Lili ranked #2,800 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lili?

3,862 babies have been named Lili in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lili most popular?

Lili peaked in 2003, when 139 newborns received the name.

Is Lili a boy or girl name?

Lili is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lili rising or falling?

Lili has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lili become more popular?

Lili is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 girls named Lili in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lili?

Well-known people named Lili include Lili Reinhart (actor), Lili Taylor (actor), Lili Simmons (actor).

Names like Lili

Names that sound and feel close to Lili: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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