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“Variant of Lily — The lily flower, an emblem of purity and innocence” — English origin
Girl's name · #252 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Lilly was #192 in 1880, slipped to #2130 by 1984, and has climbed back to #252 today. Roughly 67,000 girls have been named Lilly since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variants Lily (#18) and Lillie (#676), Lilly would rank around #9 with about 8,300 births last year — the newborns split about 80/15/5 across Lily, Lilly, and Lillie. A popular twin pairing with Lilly is Logan for a boy.
Around the world: #27 in Sweden (2025) · #38 in Norway (2025) · #63 in Austria (2025) · #83 in Scotland (2025) · #90 in Australia (QLD) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 356 notable people named Lilly:
Entertainers appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lilly Singh, Canadian YouTube personality, vlogger and comedian.
Similar names: Lillie · Annabelle · Lila · Rylee · Gracie · Millie
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