Dilly
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning dill herb; diminutive form.
Babies a year
11
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
11 babies
Dilly by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Dilly.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dilly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Dilly, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Dilly
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