Lillian
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lily; purity.
How Lillian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #26 |
| 2016 | #28 |
| 2017 | #27 |
| 2018 | #34 |
| 2019 | #37 |
| 2020 | #46 |
| 2021 | #51 |
| 2022 | #50 |
| 2023 | #55 |
| 2024 | #54 |
| 2025 | #57 |
Lillian by the numbers
In 2025, 119 babies in England and Wales were named Lillian. In the US, 6,139 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,049 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1900, about 1 in 93 American girls born that year was called Lillian.
Names that come from Lillian
Forms of Lillian in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lilliannalily flower; a form of Lillian310 in the US (2017)
- Lillyannalily flower; a modern elaboration of Lillian181 in the US (2017)
- Lillyanalily flower; a form of Lillian177 in the US (2017)
- Lillilily; a form of Lily or Lillian74 in the US (2017)
- Lilianelily flower; a form of Lillian6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lillieannlily flower; a form of Lillian with Ann16 in the US (2017)
- Lillienlily flower; a form of Lillian14 in the US (2017)
- Lilly-Annlily flower; a form of Lillian combined with Ann14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lillian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lillianalily; pure flower; a form of Lillian1,108 in the US (2017)
- Lilianlily flower; form of Lily506 in the US (2017)
- Lillyanlily flower; a form of Lillian63 in the US (2017)
- Lillialily flower; variant of lillia or lilia32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilliannlily flower; a form of Lillian43 in the US (2017)
- Lyllianlily flower; a variant spelling of Lillian17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lillian
Names that are said the same way as Lillian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lillyannlily flower and grace; combining Lily and Ann125 in the US (2017)
- Lilyannlily flower and grace; compound name124 in the US (2017)
- Lilyanlily flower; a respelling of Lillian71 in the US (2017)
- Lilyannelily flower and grace; a compound of Lily and Anne70 in the US (2017)
- Lilliannelily flower; a form of Lillian46 in the US (2017)
- Lillyannelily flower; a form combining Lily and Anne37 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lily
Like Lillian, each of these has a lily in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilyanalily flower; a form of Lillian443 in the US (2017)
- Lillielily flower; a form of Lily205 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liliannalily flower; graceful lily393 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Lillian, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)
- Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lillian
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