Fun Facts About the Name Lillie
- An established favorite: Lillie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 48 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1927.
- More than 159 thousand babies named Lillie: U.S. records list 159,782 babies given the name Lillie from 1880 through 2025. Even 873 boys received the name Lillie - about 1 boy for every 182 girls.
What Does the Name Lillie Mean?
Lillie is a feminine given name meaning "lily," the flower. It is a variant spelling of Lily, an English name taken from the English word for the lily. The word descends from Old English lilie, a borrowing from Latin lilium, which came from Greek leirion, the ancient Greek name for the lily. The ultimate origin of the Greek word is uncertain; it is often considered a loan from a pre-Greek Mediterranean language. In this main derivation, the name's meaning is literal and refers to the flower. The lily's use as a symbol of purity in Christian art has given the name a symbolic association with purity, but that association is not part of its etymology. Lillie is sometimes used as a pet form of Elizabeth, a separate derivation from the Hebrew name Elisheva, commonly explained as "God is my oath." In that use, Lillie carries Elizabeth's meaning rather than the flower meaning.
Lillie Name History & Origins
Lillie is a variant spelling of Lily. The English word lily goes back to Old English lilie, a borrowing from Latin lilium, which came from Greek leirion. The flower was well known in medieval England, but the given name Lily became established in English later. It was in use by the 16th century. The flower appeared in religious and poetic writing as a symbol of purity, and the name was also sometimes used as a pet form of Elizabeth. By the 19th century, Lily had become a more familiar given name in the English-speaking world. The spelling Lillie was used alongside it, formed with the common English ending -ie, as in Annie, Bessie, and Lizzie. Lillie has been used both as an independent name and as a nickname for names such as Lillian and Elizabeth.
How Popular is the Name Lillie?
Lillie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1927. Its highest annual birth count was in 1919, and people born that year turn 107 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #676 | 420 | 0.0261% |
| 2024 | #684 | 416 | 0.0258% |
| 2023 | #699 | 412 | 0.0257% |
| 2022 | #762 | 377 | 0.0230% |
| 2021 | #779 | 364 | 0.0222% |
| 2020 | #720 | 387 | 0.0240% |
| 2019 | #648 | 449 | 0.0268% |
| 2018 | #667 | 442 | 0.0260% |
| 2017 | #664 | 443 | 0.0257% |
| 2016 | #608 | 494 | 0.0279% |
| 2015 | #577 | 530 | 0.0297% |
| 2014 | #508 | 612 | 0.0343% |
| 2013 | #511 | 585 | 0.0333% |
| 2012 | #496 | 622 | 0.0353% |
| 2011 | #464 | 644 | 0.0366% |
| 2010 | #452 | 682 | 0.0384% |
| 2009 | #426 | 751 | 0.0409% |
| 2008 | #485 | 653 | 0.0345% |
| 2007 | #484 | 671 | 0.0349% |
| 2006 | #488 | 637 | 0.0335% |
| 2005 | #503 | 599 | 0.0324% |
| 2004 | #572 | 499 | 0.0272% |
| 2003 | #633 | 422 | 0.0231% |
| 2002 | #653 | 388 | 0.0216% |
| 2001 | #736 | 326 | 0.0181% |
| 2000 | #760 | 301 | 0.0166% |
| 1999 | #801 | 273 | 0.0154% |
| 1998 | #873 | 242 | 0.0137% |
| 1997 | #1,027 | 187 | 0.0107% |
| 1996 | #1,031 | 182 | 0.0104% |
| 1995 | #1,239 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 1994 | #1,266 | 135 | 0.0076% |
| 1993 | #1,506 | 105 | 0.0058% |
| 1992 | #1,396 | 118 | 0.0064% |
| 1991 | #1,369 | 119 | 0.0063% |
| 1990 | #1,368 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 1989 | #1,361 | 113 | 0.0061% |
| 1988 | #1,526 | 88 | 0.0049% |
| 1987 | #1,477 | 88 | 0.0051% |
| 1986 | #1,414 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 1985 | #1,443 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 1984 | #1,290 | 97 | 0.0058% |
| 1983 | #1,267 | 98 | 0.0059% |
| 1982 | #1,254 | 104 | 0.0061% |
| 1981 | #1,146 | 119 | 0.0071% |
| 1980 | #1,148 | 119 | 0.0072% |
| 1979 | #1,149 | 116 | 0.0072% |
| 1978 | #1,198 | 105 | 0.0069% |
| 1977 | #1,321 | 88 | 0.0057% |
| 1976 | #1,129 | 106 | 0.0072% |
| 1975 | #1,141 | 102 | 0.0070% |
| 1974 | #906 | 140 | 0.0095% |
| 1973 | #845 | 153 | 0.0105% |
| 1972 | #792 | 173 | 0.0114% |
| 1971 | #696 | 219 | 0.0132% |
| 1970 | #733 | 202 | 0.0116% |
| 1969 | #659 | 228 | 0.0135% |
| 1968 | #659 | 216 | 0.0132% |
| 1967 | #550 | 293 | 0.0177% |
| 1966 | #538 | 307 | 0.0181% |
| 1965 | #489 | 377 | 0.0214% |
| 1964 | #456 | 458 | 0.0242% |
| 1963 | #491 | 391 | 0.0203% |
| 1962 | #437 | 491 | 0.0250% |
| 1961 | #436 | 509 | 0.0252% |
| 1960 | #386 | 603 | 0.0298% |
| 1959 | #371 | 664 | 0.0328% |
| 1958 | #352 | 683 | 0.0340% |
| 1957 | #323 | 794 | 0.0388% |
| 1956 | #310 | 828 | 0.0412% |
| 1955 | #284 | 916 | 0.0468% |
| 1954 | #254 | 1,049 | 0.0540% |
| 1953 | #248 | 1,070 | 0.0569% |
| 1952 | #233 | 1,124 | 0.0606% |
| 1951 | #222 | 1,174 | 0.0652% |
| 1950 | #202 | 1,320 | 0.0771% |
| 1949 | #197 | 1,390 | 0.0812% |
| 1948 | #189 | 1,452 | 0.0855% |
| 1947 | #191 | 1,441 | 0.0813% |
| 1946 | #178 | 1,487 | 0.0946% |
| 1945 | #167 | 1,406 | 0.1076% |
| 1944 | #160 | 1,525 | 0.1149% |
| 1943 | #158 | 1,594 | 0.1142% |
| 1942 | #150 | 1,717 | 0.1271% |
| 1941 | #144 | 1,655 | 0.1370% |
| 1940 | #143 | 1,691 | 0.1479% |
| 1939 | #143 | 1,650 | 0.1505% |
| 1938 | #132 | 1,815 | 0.1645% |
| 1937 | #131 | 1,899 | 0.1785% |
| 1936 | #124 | 1,866 | 0.1794% |
| 1935 | #118 | 1,953 | 0.1863% |
| 1934 | #116 | 1,976 | 0.1892% |
| 1933 | #111 | 2,060 | 0.2044% |
| 1932 | #111 | 2,218 | 0.2078% |
| 1931 | #112 | 2,118 | 0.1989% |
| 1930 | #111 | 2,368 | 0.2103% |
| 1929 | #103 | 2,441 | 0.2186% |
| 1928 | #104 | 2,621 | 0.2273% |
| 1927 | #94 | 2,861 | 0.2399% |
| 1926 | #99 | 2,845 | 0.2400% |
| 1925 | #91 | 3,119 | 0.2562% |
| 1924 | #97 | 2,979 | 0.2385% |
| 1923 | #91 | 3,036 | 0.2517% |
| 1922 | #85 | 3,200 | 0.2664% |
| 1921 | #94 | 3,118 | 0.2529% |
| 1920 | #90 | 3,162 | 0.2639% |
| 1919 | #81 | 3,262 | 0.2886% |
| 1918 | #89 | 3,112 | 0.2688% |
| 1917 | #86 | 2,931 | 0.2711% |
| 1916 | #88 | 2,825 | 0.2705% |
| 1915 | #84 | 2,687 | 0.2731% |
| 1914 | #74 | 2,287 | 0.3003% |
| 1913 | #71 | 2,030 | 0.3250% |
| 1912 | #67 | 2,003 | 0.3589% |
| 1911 | #60 | 1,690 | 0.4040% |
| 1910 | #54 | 1,824 | 0.4600% |
| 1909 | #52 | 1,635 | 0.4709% |
| 1908 | #54 | 1,471 | 0.4400% |
| 1907 | #53 | 1,536 | 0.4822% |
| 1906 | #50 | 1,500 | 0.5080% |
| 1905 | #51 | 1,481 | 0.5079% |
| 1904 | #51 | 1,364 | 0.4953% |
| 1903 | #46 | 1,485 | 0.5669% |
| 1902 | #44 | 1,533 | 0.5805% |
| 1901 | #45 | 1,382 | 0.5774% |
| 1900 | #40 | 2,004 | 0.6685% |
| 1899 | #45 | 1,350 | 0.5793% |
| 1898 | #44 | 1,522 | 0.5882% |
| 1897 | #44 | 1,401 | 0.5982% |
| 1896 | #43 | 1,483 | 0.6233% |
| 1895 | #44 | 1,414 | 0.6052% |
| 1894 | #40 | 1,432 | 0.6424% |
| 1893 | #41 | 1,351 | 0.6346% |
| 1892 | #36 | 1,503 | 0.7078% |
| 1891 | #39 | 1,247 | 0.6723% |
| 1890 | #35 | 1,390 | 0.7301% |
| 1889 | #37 | 1,289 | 0.7227% |
| 1888 | #41 | 1,249 | 0.6992% |
| 1887 | #37 | 1,072 | 0.7343% |
| 1886 | #42 | 995 | 0.6884% |
| 1885 | #37 | 979 | 0.7358% |
| 1884 | #40 | 911 | 0.7061% |
| 1883 | #39 | 837 | 0.7452% |
| 1882 | #36 | 810 | 0.7511% |
| 1881 | #33 | 678 | 0.7373% |
| 1880 | #34 | 647 | 0.7110% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #4,769 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,397 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,527 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,328 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,170 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,396 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,925 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,409 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,588 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,381 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,200 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #3,011 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,661 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #1,839 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #1,669 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1940 | #1,719 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1939 | #1,563 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1938 | #1,658 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1937 | #1,331 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1936 | #1,574 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1935 | #1,442 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1934 | #1,644 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1933 | #1,746 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1932 | #1,494 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1931 | #1,443 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1930 | #1,584 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1929 | #1,362 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1928 | #1,739 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1927 | #2,161 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #1,639 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #2,051 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #2,014 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #1,675 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #1,497 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1920 | #1,623 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1919 | #2,108 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #2,229 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1917 | #2,145 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #2,011 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #1,693 | 18 | 0.0021% |
| 1914 | #1,921 | 12 | 0.0018% |
| 1913 | #2,185 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #1,829 | 9 | 0.0021% |
| 1911 | #1,245 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #1,518 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1908 | #1,515 | 5 | 0.0032% |
| 1907 | #1,460 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1906 | #1,070 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1905 | #652 | 14 | 0.0106% |
| 1904 | #744 | 11 | 0.0086% |
| 1903 | #972 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #835 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1900 | #690 | 14 | 0.0093% |
| 1899 | #684 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #649 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1897 | #1,161 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #1,194 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #839 | 8 | 0.0068% |
| 1894 | #1,179 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1893 | #880 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1892 | #775 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1891 | #738 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1890 | #953 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1889 | #937 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1888 | #879 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1886 | #914 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1885 | #887 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1884 | #1,058 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1883 | #980 | 5 | 0.0048% |
| 1880 | #1,003 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lillie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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