Lilly

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

⭐ Famous Lilly

Lilly Reich

German designer (1885–1947)

Choose Lilly and your child shares a first name with Lilly Reich, a German designer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lilly, like who?” Lilly Reich's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,320 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lilly, 1,218 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lilly would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLilly has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lillys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #103.
• 📈Then vs nowLilly is 2.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,756 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,320.
• 🍂TrendLilly has slipped 23 places over the last five years and now sits at #252. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLilly is most popular in North Dakota, where it ranks #117, followed by West Virginia (#124) and New Hampshire (#149). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningLilly is an English form of Lily, which means “lily flower”. Our records link it to Arabic, English and Latin roots.
• 🌍OriginLilly is the #7 most popular Arabic girl name in the US. That's out of 214 Arabic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Lilly

Lilly is a girl name of Arabic, English and Latin origin meaning “lily flower”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-lly”. US birth records list Lilly for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #103 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #252, with 1,218 babies.

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