Lillian
#57 for girls in 2025, 3,966 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1900 · 3,414 births
- Debut · girls
- 672 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 85 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 475,028since 1880
Lillian over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #57 | 3,966 | — | |
| 2024 | #54 | 3,893 | — | |
| 2023 | #55 | 3,940 | — | |
| 2022 | #50 | 4,260 | — | |
| 2021 | #51 | 4,328 | — | |
| 2020 | #46 | 4,515 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #37 | 5,127 | — | |
| 2018 | #34 | 5,567 | — | |
| 2017 | #27 | 6,181 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #28 | 6,386 | #7,605 | 10 |
| 2015 | #26 | 6,628 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #25 | 6,924 | — | |
| 2013 | #26 | 7,085 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #25 | 7,171 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #22 | 6,934 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #22 | 6,957 | — | |
| 2009 | #27 | 6,861 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #29 | 6,817 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #33 | 6,552 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #38 | 6,236 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #50 | 5,215 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #65 | 4,734 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #76 | 4,030 | — | |
| 2002 | #96 | 3,397 | — | |
| 2001 | #111 | 2,951 | — | |
| 2000 | #129 | 2,600 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #147 | 2,190 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #174 | 1,718 | — | |
| 1997 | #214 | 1,393 | — | |
| 1996 | #251 | 1,127 | — | |
| 1995 | #294 | 942 | — | |
| 1994 | #308 | 882 | — | |
| 1993 | #347 | 736 | — | |
| 1992 | #348 | 749 | — | |
| 1991 | #342 | 770 | — | |
| 1990 | #366 | 722 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #368 | 695 | — | |
| 1988 | #373 | 646 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #420 | 531 | — | |
| 1986 | #404 | 554 | — | |
| 1985 | #413 | 540 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #443 | 468 | — | |
| 1983 | #456 | 453 | — | |
| 1982 | #449 | 475 | — | |
| 1981 | #419 | 518 | — | |
| 1980 | #424 | 510 | — | |
| 1979 | #463 | 436 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #486 | 399 | — | |
| 1977 | #433 | 470 | — | |
| 1976 | #422 | 479 | — | |
| 1975 | #436 | 454 | — | |
| 1974 | #413 | 483 | — | |
| 1973 | #373 | 564 | — | |
| 1972 | #355 | 620 | — | |
| 1971 | #361 | 677 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #335 | 782 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #324 | 773 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #308 | 813 | — | |
| 1967 | #298 | 843 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #285 | 881 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #272 | 1,016 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #275 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1963 | #258 | 1,163 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #244 | 1,308 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #240 | 1,311 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #223 | 1,433 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #218 | 1,468 | — | |
| 1958 | #218 | 1,421 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #209 | 1,604 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #201 | 1,631 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #195 | 1,658 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #194 | 1,627 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #186 | 1,657 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #178 | 1,733 | — | |
| 1951 | #167 | 1,826 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #156 | 1,884 | — | |
| 1949 | #153 | 1,945 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #136 | 2,115 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #143 | 2,090 | — | |
| 1946 | #129 | 2,160 | — | |
| 1945 | #124 | 2,017 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #126 | 2,120 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #116 | 2,392 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #111 | 2,489 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #103 | 2,462 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1940 | #97 | 2,525 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #99 | 2,551 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #88 | 2,825 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #84 | 2,899 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #79 | 3,117 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1935 | #66 | 3,423 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #52 | 3,973 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1933 | #51 | 3,998 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #48 | 4,351 | #1,236 | 30 |
| 1931 | #47 | 4,807 | #1,111 | 37 |
| 1930 | #44 | 5,447 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #40 | 5,712 | #1,044 | 43 |
| 1928 | #35 | 6,577 | #1,019 | 46 |
| 1927 | #32 | 7,182 | #1,041 | 45 |
| 1926 | #28 | 7,661 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #25 | 8,351 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #23 | 9,100 | #1,223 | 35 |
| 1923 | #20 | 9,328 | #1,235 | 34 |
| 1922 | #19 | 9,430 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #19 | 9,770 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | #18 | 10,049 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #17 | 9,516 | #1,408 | 26 |
| 1918 | #15 | 9,986 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #15 | 9,843 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1916 | #16 | 9,592 | #1,335 | 26 |
| 1915 | #15 | 9,546 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #16 | 7,354 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #16 | 6,015 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #14 | 5,568 | #800 | 30 |
| 1911 | #13 | 4,367 | #925 | 13 |
| 1910 | #14 | 4,127 | #782 | 15 |
| 1909 | #14 | 3,596 | #714 | 15 |
| 1908 | #13 | 3,634 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #13 | 3,542 | #664 | 15 |
| 1906 | #13 | 3,293 | #640 | 14 |
| 1905 | #13 | 3,185 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #12 | 3,139 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #13 | 2,972 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #11 | 3,063 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #10 | 2,681 | #466 | 17 |
| 1900 | #10 | 3,414 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #10 | 2,703 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #10 | 3,061 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #11 | 2,683 | #584 | 13 |
| 1896 | #11 | 2,702 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #16 | 2,495 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #16 | 2,441 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #20 | 2,193 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #20 | 2,154 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #20 | 1,812 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #19 | 1,862 | #629 | 10 |
| 1889 | #23 | 1,640 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #23 | 1,656 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #26 | 1,308 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #24 | 1,282 | — | |
| 1885 | #27 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1884 | #26 | 1,109 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #26 | 907 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #32 | 830 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #32 | 723 | — | |
| 1880 | #32 | 672 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lillian was already there! It came in at #32, and was given to 672 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1973–1987, when fewer than 570 girls a year got the name.
Where Lillian is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#21 · 1 in 94
- Alaska#34 · 1 in 74
- Virginia#57 · 1 in 235
- Rhode Island#63 · 1 in 206
- Maryland#64 · 1 in 271
Best ever in a state: #4 in Alaska, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #21 | 36 | 1 in 94 |
| Alaska | #34 | 5 | 1 in 74 |
| Virginia | #57 | 105 | 1 in 235 |
| Rhode Island | #63 | 22 | 1 in 206 |
| Maryland | #64 | 48 | 1 in 271 |
| New Jersey | #66 | 105 | 1 in 246 |
| Florida | #67 | 49 | 1 in 303 |
| New Mexico | #67 | 24 | 1 in 245 |
| West Virginia | #70 | 60 | 1 in 316 |
| Georgia | #71 | 113 | 1 in 281 |
| Delaware | #73 | 6 | 1 in 266 |
| Louisiana | #73 | 86 | 1 in 272 |
| Tennessee | #73 | 86 | 1 in 328 |
| North Carolina | #74 | 123 | 1 in 306 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 75 | 1 in 292 |
| Connecticut | #82 | 34 | 1 in 313 |
| New York | #84 | 289 | 1 in 310 |
| Vermont | #84 | 9 | 1 in 280 |
| Massachusetts | #90 | 78 | 1 in 377 |
| Alabama | #96 | 82 | 1 in 360 |
| Kentucky | #98 | 65 | 1 in 441 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 172 | 1 in 436 |
| Maine | #102 | 15 | 1 in 410 |
| Arkansas | #103 | 43 | 1 in 445 |
| Michigan | #105 | 84 | 1 in 521 |
| Oklahoma | #105 | 42 | 1 in 480 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 14 | 1 in 438 |
| Mississippi | #110 | 56 | 1 in 404 |
| New Hampshire | #110 | 7 | 1 in 475 |
| California | #113 | 95 | 1 in 526 |
| Arizona | #114 | 12 | 1 in 404 |
| Illinois | #116 | 89 | 1 in 632 |
| Idaho | #121 | 8 | 1 in 534 |
| North Dakota | #124 | 10 | 1 in 532 |
| Colorado | #132 | 17 | 1 in 534 |
| Indiana | #133 | 33 | 1 in 814 |
| Texas | #134 | 101 | 1 in 595 |
| Ohio | #135 | 67 | 1 in 787 |
| Washington | #136 | 18 | 1 in 642 |
| Wisconsin | #137 | 25 | 1 in 967 |
| Kansas | #138 | 17 | 1 in 724 |
| Oregon | #139 | 10 | 1 in 714 |
| South Dakota | #139 | 7 | 1 in 674 |
| Minnesota | #146 | 25 | 1 in 908 |
| Missouri | #156 | 30 | 1 in 932 |
| Utah | #195 | 5 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Iowa | #221 | 10 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Nebraska | #231 | 5 | 1 in 1,850 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lillian
- 3 spots since 2024 (#54 → #57)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#46 → #57)
- 31 spots since 2015 (#26 → #57)
- Biggest jump: 47 spots in 1988 (#420 → #373)
- Biggest drop: 53 spots in 1978 (#433 → #486)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #10 (3,414 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 53 yrs later
- Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1898–1901
- Top 100: 85 yrs · run 1880–1940
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 85 girls born in 1898 were named Lillian (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 405 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
- Its best rank, #10 in 1900, was only 1 in 88 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.5% of all girls named Lillian (83,160) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #10 (1900) → #486 (1978) → #22 (2010)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,270 | #23 (1888) | #27 |
| 1890s | 24,106 | #10 (1898) | #15 |
| 1900s | 32,519 | #10 (1900) | #12 |
| 1910s | 75,914 | #13 (1911) | #15 |
| 1920s | 83,160 | #18 (1920) | #26 |
| 1930s | 37,391 | #44 (1930) | #66 |
| 1940s | 22,315 | #97 (1940) | #124 |
| 1950s | 16,509 | #156 (1950) | #192 |
| 1960s | 10,606 | #223 (1960) | #273 |
| 1970s | 5,364 | #335 (1970) | #408 |
| 1980s | 5,390 | #368 (1989) | #417 |
| 1990s | 11,229 | #147 (1999) | #279 |
| 2000s | 49,393 | #27 (2009) | #65 |
| 2010s | 64,960 | #22 (2010) | #27 |
| 2020s | 24,902 | #46 (2020) | #52 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lillian in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 453 of them was named Lillian, which outranked 98.1% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 89,167 of them was named Lillian, which outranked 49.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,894Wash14
- #1,894Wilbern14
- #1,894Willaim14
- #1,983Lillian13
- #1,983Addie13
- #1,983Aldon13
- #1,983Alvester13
- #2,081Adron12
- #2,081Almer12
- #2,081Americo12
Tied with 97 names at #1,983; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.