Girl · Latin, through English
Lily
Say it: LIL-ee
Meaning
The flower, from Latin lilium; also used as a pet form of Elizabeth.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Victorian flower name that has become popular again.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 158,955 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2011, about 1 in 215 girls
- 5,200 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lillie, Lilly
Famous bearers
- Lillie Langtry, actress
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.