Girls' name · peaked in 1882
Lillie name popularity since 1925
80,283 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lillie (99.4% girls, 0.6% boys). Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Lillie is about 83 years old in 2026. Lillie peaked in 1882 as the #36 name for girls, and it ranked #676 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 80,283
- Named Lillie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1882
- #36 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #676
- for girls in 2025 (420 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% girls
- 79,821 girls · 462 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 7.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Lillie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lillie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Lillie peaked earlier, in 1882.
- Steepest fall: Between 1965 and 1970, Lillie's share of baby girls fell by 46%, from 1 in 4,680 to 1 in 8,650.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby girls to 1 in 7,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lillie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lillie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lillie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 13,887 | 101 | – |
| 1930s | 19,925 | 210 | #118 |
| 1940s | 15,357 | 101 | #167 |
| 1950s | 9,622 | 33 | #285 |
| 1960s | 3,873 | 17 | #489 |
| 1970s | 1,404 | 0 | #1,141 |
| 1980s | 1,004 | 0 | #1,443 |
| 1990s | 1,615 | 0 | #1,239 |
| 2000s | 5,248 | 0 | #504 |
| 2010s | 5,506 | 0 | #577 |
| 2020–25 | 2,380 | 0 | #676 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.5% of babies named Lillie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Lillie is most popular
The index compares Lillie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lillie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 7.78× | 7,268 |
| South Carolina | 5.76× | 6,218 |
| Alabama | 4.94× | 6,743 |
| Arkansas | 3.55× | 2,811 |
| Georgia | 3.37× | 7,176 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lillie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lillie (this page) | 79,821 | 1882 |
| Lily | 182,107 | 2011 |
| Lilly | 59,588 | 2011 |
| Lili | 3,828 | 2003 |
| Lilli | 3,372 | 2006 |
| Lillee | 1,085 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lillie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lillie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lillie (1882).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data