Lili

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A few things about Lili you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lili

Lili Reinhart

American actress (born 1996)

Choose Lili and your child shares a first name with Lili Reinhart, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lili, like who?” Lili Reinhart's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 26,316 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lili, 61 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lili would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLili first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1954, when it reached #1,333.
• 🚀TrendLili has climbed 237 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,778. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Lili

Lili is a girl name of Arabic, French and Latin origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ili”. US birth records list Lili for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 93 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked #1,333 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,778, with 61 babies.

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