Tulip
A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning the tulip flower.
Babies a year
21
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
Tulip by the numbers
Tulip was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tulip. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tulin4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tulsiholy basil plant11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tullypeaceful people; from tulach meaning hill11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tilialinden tree4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tulsacity name; possibly from muscogee talwa7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Tulip, 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)
Names about as common as Tulip
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