Girls' name · since 1997
Lilee
957 babies named Lilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilee currently ranks #6703 among girls' names in America, with 957 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilee has been recorded 957 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #6703 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,703 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 957 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilee ranks #7,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,703 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 957 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilee's 957 recorded births place it above 89.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lilee compares
957 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lilee's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lilee's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lilee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (471 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Lilee's strongest decade.
471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
471 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 471 births (49% of all-time use).
How Lilee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lilee's total volume
Lilee by state
Where Lilee concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Utah | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
31 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lilee's data
- Lilee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (471 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lilees (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lilee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.