Lily
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning the lily flower; purity.
How Lily has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #25 |
| 2016 | #24 |
| 2017 | #33 |
| 2018 | #31 |
| 2019 | #34 |
| 2020 | #35 |
| 2021 | #31 |
| 2022 | #30 |
| 2023 | #20 |
| 2024 | #24 |
| 2025 | #18 |
Lily by the numbers
In 2025, 2,249 babies in England and Wales were named Lily. In the US, 5,816 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 8,177 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Lily
Forms of Lily in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- 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)
- Liloulily flower; diminutive of Liliane or Lily6 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)
- Liliyalily flower; a form of Lily8 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 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)
- Livyolive tree; a form of Olivia29 in the US (2017)
- Lilolily; a form of Lili or Liliane9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilyalily flower; a form of Lily12 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lily
Names that are said the same way as Lily, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lily
Like Lily, 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)
- 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)
- Liliannalily flower; graceful lily393 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Lily, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lily
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