Lilly is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lilly means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lilly across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lilly has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lilly 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 | 66,752 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 21,499 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,419 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 283 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,302 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 1,046 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 Lilly per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (2,891/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (1,950/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2011 (134/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (94/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2011 (23/yr).
Lilly has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #249 nationally (given to 4,598 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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