Lily
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning the lily flower; purity.
Babies a year
2,249
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#18
up from #24
UK popularity
#2
2,249 babies · up from #3
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 |
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.
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