Lyllian

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lily flower; a variant spelling of Lillian.

Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lyllian by the numbers

Lyllian was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 45 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Lillian

Like Lyllian, each of these traces back to Lillian: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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)
  • Lilliannlily flower; a form of Lillian43 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)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyllian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lyllianalily; a form of Lillian6 in the US (2017)
  • Lylian11 in the US (2017)
  • Lyllyan5 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)

Sounds like Lyllian

Names that are said the same way as Lyllian, 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)
  • Lillyanlily flower; a form of Lillian63 in the US (2017)
  • Lilliannelily flower; a form of Lillian46 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a flower

Like Lyllian, 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 Lyllian, 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)

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