Lillie is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lillie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lillie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lillie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lillie is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “lily”. A variant spelling of Lily, from the flower.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 159,791 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 7,848 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 554 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 219 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 329 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lillie per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1919 (3,277/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (515/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (60/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (32/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2011 (17/yr).
Lillie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #139 nationally (given to 3,277 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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