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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#89 · 1 in 285
- New York#121 · 1 in 528
- New Jersey#129 · 1 in 650
- Mississippi#163 · 1 in 764
- New Mexico#167 · 1 in 632
Best ever in a state: #4 in Alaska, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #89 | 9 | 1 in 285 |
| New York | #121 | 319 | 1 in 528 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 88 | 1 in 650 |
| Mississippi | #163 | 34 | 1 in 764 |
| New Mexico | #167 | 19 | 1 in 632 |
| Rhode Island | #167 | 8 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Arizona | #177 | 20 | 1 in 720 |
| Maine | #179 | 10 | 1 in 988 |
| Connecticut | #184 | 22 | 1 in 1,111 |
| North Carolina | #186 | 48 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Virginia | #188 | 38 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Alabama | #189 | 36 | 1 in 983 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 13 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Florida | #190 | 49 | 1 in 996 |
| South Carolina | #197 | 27 | 1 in 985 |
| Arkansas | #201 | 16 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Georgia | #205 | 40 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Hawaii | #227 | 7 | 1 in 867 |
| Louisiana | #228 | 30 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Massachusetts | #229 | 29 | 1 in 1,843 |
| North Dakota | #230 | 6 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Maryland | #232 | 20 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Tennessee | #233 | 25 | 1 in 1,464 |
| California | #249 | 119 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Colorado | #249 | 14 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Texas | #252 | 81 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Pennsylvania | #256 | 61 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Illinois | #259 | 59 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Missouri | #268 | 22 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Kentucky | #283 | 15 | 1 in 2,199 |
| West Virginia | #285 | 9 | 1 in 2,036 |
| Indiana | #290 | 23 | 1 in 2,177 |
| Michigan | #292 | 39 | 1 in 2,311 |
| Oklahoma | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,133 |
| Ohio | #319 | 40 | 1 in 2,648 |
| Nebraska | #354 | 5 | 1 in 2,933 |
| Wisconsin | #383 | 9 | 1 in 4,937 |
| Oregon | #391 | 5 | 1 in 3,052 |
| Kansas | #409 | 6 | 1 in 3,627 |
| Minnesota | #431 | 7 | 1 in 5,669 |
| Iowa | #456 | 5 | 1 in 5,726 |
| Washington | #541 | 5 | 1 in 5,707 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #10 (3,414 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 53 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1898–1901
- Top 100: 85 yrs · run 1880–1940
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 85
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1959
girls
#218
1,468 births · 1 in 1,378 girls
Top girls' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,378 of them was named Lillian, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lillian
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.