Lilu
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lily flower; symbol of purity.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Lilu by the numbers
Lilu was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lilu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lililily; a diminutive of Lilith or Lilia72 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lulupearl; a form of Lulu or diminutive of Louisa28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liloulily flower; diminutive of Liliane or Lily6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilolily; a form of Lili or Liliane9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a lily
Like Lilu, each of these has a lily in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Other names that mean purity
Like Lilu, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lilu
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