Lilli

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

⭐ Famous Lilli

Lilli Palmer

German actress (1914–1986)

Choose Lilli and your child shares a first name with Lilli Palmer, a German actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lilli, like who?” Lilli Palmer's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: original authors: Aldrich & Myers (producers of the play); cropped by: Rlevente, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 43,478 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lilli, 37 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lilli would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLilli 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 2006, when it reached #1,335.
• 🍂TrendLilli has slipped 724 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,903. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningLilli is an English form of Lily, which means “lily”. Our records link it to Arabic, English and Greek roots.

About the name Lilli

Lilli is a girl name of Arabic, English and Greek origin meaning “lily”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-lli”. US birth records list Lilli for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 86 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #1,335 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,903, with 37 babies.

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