girls' name ★ peaked 1919

Lillie

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #676 Trend → Stable

A female given name, a variant of Lily or a pet form of Lillian

Rank 2025
#676
among girls · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
420
named Lillie
How common
1 in 3,827
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
3,277 babies
All-time total
159,791
#253 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lillie popularity over time

159,791 babies have been named Lillie since 1880, 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
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 9,467 40 9,507 951 – #33
1890s 14,093 75 14,168 1,417 +49% #35
1900s 15,391 72 15,463 1,546 +9% #40
1910s 24,651 120 24,771 2,477 +60% #54
1920s 29,382 205 29,587 2,959 +19% #85
1930s 19,925 210 20,135 2,014 -32% #111
1940s 15,357 101 15,458 1,546 -23% #143
1950s 9,622 33 9,655 966 -38% #202
1960s 3,873 17 3,890 389 -60% #386
1970s 1,404 – 1,404 140 -64% #696
1980s 1,004 – 1,004 100 -28% #1,146
1990s 1,615 – 1,615 162 +61% #801
2000s 5,248 – 5,248 525 +225% #426
2010s 5,506 – 5,506 551 +5% #453
2020s (to 2025) 2,380 – 2,380 397 -28% #676

Where Lillie 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 420 0.26 outside top 500
2027 421 0.26 outside top 500
2028 421 0.26 outside top 500
2029 421 0.26 outside top 500
2030 422 0.26 outside top 500

Where Lillie is most popular

Girls named Lillie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.246 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

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 Lillie 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
Mississippi 47 1.00 +309%
Arkansas 42 0.795 +224%
Kentucky 64 0.748 +205%
Alabama 67 0.714 +191%
South Carolina 63 0.701 +185%
Tennessee 108 0.682 +178%
Louisiana 59 0.674 +175%
Oklahoma 46 0.625 +155%
North Carolina 104 0.457 +86%
Missouri 54 0.448 +82%
Utah 35 0.421 +71%
Georgia 93 0.409 +67%
Virginia 69 0.405 +65%
Indiana 50 0.356 +45%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +32%
Ohio 75 0.316 +29%
Idaho 10 0.299 +22%
Wisconsin 30 0.291 +19%
Washington 41 0.284 +16%
Texas 216 0.269 +9%
Colorado 27 0.242 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 55 0.233 -5%
Florida 98 0.229 -7%
West Virginia 6 0.229 -7%
Arizona 30 0.214 -13%
Kansas 12 0.208 -15%
Michigan 37 0.203 -17%
Illinois 46 0.201 -18%
Maryland 20 0.189 -23%
Iowa 11 0.188 -23%
New York 45 0.114 -54%
California 94 0.112 -54%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -59%
Oregon 6 0.092 -62%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -83%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lillie

Lillie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #676 in 2025 with 420 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 159,791 American babies have been named Lillie. Its peak came in 1919, when 3,277 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Lillie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lillie?

The median living Lillie is about 68 years old; half are between 21 and 81. An estimated 45 thousand people named Lillie are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

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

Lillie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 420 #676 – –
2024 418 #683 – –
2023 413 #699 – –
2022 377 #762 – –
2021 364 #779 – –
2020 388 #720 – –
2019 449 #650 – –
2018 442 #667 – –
2017 444 #664 – –
2016 495 #608 – –
2015 531 #577 – –
2014 612 #508 – –
2013 585 #511 – –
2012 622 #496 – –
2011 644 #464 – –
2010 682 #453 – –
2009 751 #426 – –
2008 653 #485 – –
2007 671 #484 – –
2006 637 #488 – –
2005 599 #504 – –
2004 500 #572 – –
2003 422 #633 – –
2002 388 #653 – –
2001 326 #736 – –
2000 301 #760 – –
1995 138 #1,239 – –
1990 116 #1,368 – –
1985 87 #1,443 – –
1980 119 #1,147 – –
1975 102 #1,141 – –
1970 202 #733 – –
1965 377 #489 – –
1960 603 #386 7 #3,526
1955 915 #285 – –
1950 1,320 #202 8 #2,925
1945 1,406 #167 11 #2,200
1940 1,691 #143 17 #1,719
1935 1,953 #118 23 #1,442
1930 2,368 #111 22 #1,584
1925 3,119 #91 16 #2,051
1920 3,162 #90 23 #1,623
1915 2,687 #84 18 #1,693
1910 1,824 #54 6 #1,518
1905 1,481 #51 14 #652
1900 2,004 #40 14 #690
1895 1,414 #44 8 #839
1890 1,390 #35 6 #953
1885 979 #37 6 #887
1880 647 #34 5 #1,003

Famous people named Lillie

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

  1. 1 Lillie Langtry Lillie Langtry British socialite, actress, and theatrical producer (1853–1929) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lillie?

The median living Lillie is about 68 years old. Half of all living Lillies are between 21 and 81 years old.

How many people named Lillie are alive today?

An estimated 45 thousand people named Lillie are alive in the United States, based on 159,791 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lillie mean?

A female given name, a variant of Lily or a pet form of Lillian

How popular is the name Lillie in 2025?

Lillie ranked #676 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 420 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lillie?

159,791 babies have been named Lillie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lillie most popular?

Lillie peaked in 1919, when 3,277 newborns received the name.

Is Lillie a boy or girl name?

Lillie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lillie rising or falling?

Lillie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lillie become more popular?

Lillie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 422 girls named Lillie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lillie?

Well-known people named Lillie include Lillie Langtry (actor).

Names like Lillie

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

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