Lill vs Lily

Side-by-side comparison of Lill and Lily — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lill

Girl name

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Name B

Lily

Girl name · Rank #24

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lill Lily
Current Rank Unranked #24
Total Births (all years) 11 189,644
Peak Year 1946 2011
Peak Year Births 6 8,192
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lill Lily
1880ss — 680
1890ss — 979
1900ss — 1,045
1910ss — 2,795
1920ss — 3,757
1930ss — 2,229
1940ss 6 1,511
1950ss — 1,426
1960ss 5 1,148
1970ss — 1,220
1980ss — 2,708
1990ss — 9,772
2000ss — 56,186
2010ss — 68,316
2020ss — 35,872

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lill Lily
2014 — 6,789
2015 — 6,683
2016 — 6,610
2017 — 5,862
2018 — 5,753
2019 — 5,461
2020 — 5,258
2021 — 5,632
2022 — 6,012
2023 — 6,176
2024 — 6,121
2025 — 6,673

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1946–1960.

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