Lillan vs Lily

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

Name A

Lillan

Girl name

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Name B

Lily

Girl name · Rank #24

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lillan Lily
Current Rank Unranked #24
Total Births (all years) 104 182,901
Peak Year 1922 2011
Peak Year Births 9 8,192
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lillan Lily
1880ss — 680
1890ss — 979
1900ss — 1,045
1910ss 32 2,795
1920ss 35 3,757
1930ss 11 2,229
1940ss — 1,511
1950ss — 1,426
1960ss — 1,148
1970ss — 1,219
1980ss — 2,709
1990ss — 9,771
2000ss 21 56,184
2010ss 5 68,298
2020ss — 29,150

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lillan Lily
2014 — 6,785
2015 5 6,679
2016 — 6,608
2017 — 5,861
2018 — 5,752
2019 — 5,458
2020 — 5,251
2021 — 5,629
2022 — 6,007
2023 — 6,170
2024 — 6,093

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, 1913–2015.

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