Lilou
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning lily flower; diminutive of Liliane or Lily.
Lilou by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Lilou. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 41 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Lily
Like Lilou, each of these traces back to Lily: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lillielily flower; a form of Lily205 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilyannalily; a modern elaboration of Lily236 in the US (2017)
- Lilyannelily flower and grace; a compound of Lily and Anne70 in the US (2017)
- Lynleighlily flower; a modern respelling of Lily49 in the US (2017)
- Lilleelily flower; variant of Lily48 in the US (2017)
- Lilyalily flower; a form of Lily12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lileighlily flower; a modern respelling of Lily18 in the US (2017)
- Lilleylily flower; variant spelling of Lily18 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lilou. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilolily; a form of Lili or Liliane9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilulily flower; symbol of purity8 in the US (2017)
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilialily flower; related to Liliana85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lillilily; a form of Lily or Lillian74 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Lilou, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a lily
Like Lilou, each of these has a lily in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Lillianalily; pure flower; a form of Lillian1,108 in the US (2017)
- Lilianlily flower; form of Lily506 in the US (2017)
- Lilyanalily flower; a form of Lillian443 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lilou
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