Lillian

Given to 476,457 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#57

recorded as girls

3 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

3,966

girls 3,966

Peak year

1898

3,061 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

476,457

since 1880

Born a Lillian? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lillian was most popular in 1898, when 3,061 babies recorded as girls got the name (11.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,966 babies were named Lillian, ranking #57 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	3,966	57	<5	—
2024	3,893	54	<5	—
2023	3,940	55	<5	—
2022	4,260	50	<5	—
2021	4,328	51	<5	—
2020	4,515	46	5	12022
2019	5,127	37	<5	—
2018	5,567	34	<5	—
2017	6,181	27	7	9696
2016	6,386	28	10	7605
2015	6,628	26	5	12086
2014	6,924	25	<5	—
2013	7,085	26	5	12136
2012	7,171	25	5	12274
2011	6,934	22	9	8079
2010	6,957	22	<5	—
2009	6,861	27	6	10994
2008	6,817	29	9	8324
2007	6,552	33	10	7590
2006	6,236	38	10	7427
2005	5,215	50	9	7640
2004	4,734	65	24	3735
2003	4,030	76	<5	—
2002	3,397	96	<5	—
2001	2,951	111	<5	—
2000	2,600	129	5	10349
1999	2,190	147	5	9912
1998	1,718	174	<5	—
1997	1,393	214	<5	—
1996	1,127	251	<5	—
1995	942	294	<5	—
1994	882	308	<5	—
1993	736	347	<5	—
1992	749	348	<5	—
1991	770	342	<5	—
1990	722	366	8	5823
1989	695	368	<5	—
1988	646	373	6	6426
1987	531	420	<5	—
1986	554	404	<5	—
1985	540	413	8	4698
1984	468	443	<5	—
1983	453	456	<5	—
1982	475	449	<5	—
1981	518	419	<5	—
1980	510	424	<5	—
1979	436	463	5	6056
1978	399	486	<5	—
1977	470	433	<5	—
1976	479	422	<5	—
1975	454	436	<5	—
1974	483	413	<5	—
1973	564	373	<5	—
1972	620	355	<5	—
1971	677	361	5	4907
1970	782	335	5	4724
1969	773	324	6	3935
1968	813	308	<5	—
1967	843	298	5	3966
1966	881	285	8	2986
1965	1,016	272	9	2780
1964	1,065	275	<5	—
1963	1,163	258	6	3646
1962	1,308	244	6	3640
1961	1,311	240	7	3356
1960	1,433	223	10	2685
1959	1,468	218	<5	—
1958	1,421	218	7	3275
1957	1,604	209	9	2822
1956	1,631	201	5	3942
1955	1,658	195	8	2964
1954	1,627	194	7	3176
1953	1,657	186	6	3425
1952	1,733	178	<5	—
1951	1,826	167	9	2662
1950	1,884	156	<5	—
1949	1,945	153	6	3298
1948	2,115	136	5	3668
1947	2,090	143	<5	—
1946	2,160	129	<5	—
1945	2,017	124	9	2393
1944	2,120	126	10	2309
1943	2,392	116	13	2074
1942	2,489	111	16	1799
1941	2,462	103	18	1633
1940	2,525	97	13	1983
1939	2,551	99	15	1795
1938	2,825	88	14	1901
1937	2,899	84	18	1627
1936	3,117	79	18	1587
1935	3,423	66	16	1757
1934	3,973	52	24	1386
1933	3,998	51	23	1405
1932	4,351	48	30	1236
1931	4,807	47	37	1111
1930	5,447	44	30	1299
1929	5,712	40	43	1044
1928	6,577	35	46	1019
1927	7,182	32	45	1041
1926	7,661	28	27	1404
1925	8,351	25	24	1534
1924	9,100	23	35	1223
1923	9,328	20	34	1235
1922	9,430	19	29	1367
1921	9,770	19	23	1588
1920	10,049	18	26	1457
1919	9,516	17	26	1408
1918	9,986	15	23	1539
1917	9,843	15	33	1175
1916	9,592	16	26	1335
1915	9,546	15	24	1372
1914	7,354	16	33	967
1913	6,015	16	21	1112
1912	5,568	14	30	800
1911	4,367	13	13	925
1910	4,127	14	15	782
1909	3,596	14	15	714
1908	3,634	13	9	946
1907	3,542	13	15	664
1906	3,293	13	14	640
1905	3,185	13	11	741
1904	3,139	12	10	760
1903	2,972	13	12	656
1902	3,063	11	13	615
1901	2,681	10	17	466
1900	3,414	10	11	785
1899	2,703	10	8	786
1898	3,061	10	15	543
1897	2,683	11	13	584
1896	2,702	11	11	674
1895	2,495	16	12	609
1894	2,441	16	7	857
1893	2,193	20	9	705
1892	2,154	20	10	688
1891	1,812	20	9	635
1890	1,862	19	10	629
1889	1,640	23	7	789
1888	1,656	23	7	815
1887	1,308	26	6	819
1886	1,282	24	<5	—
1885	1,143	27	<5	—
1884	1,109	26	6	848
1883	907	26	6	799
1882	830	32	6	837
1881	723	32	<5	—
1880	672	32	<5	—