Total births
70
Girls' name · since 2001
Liley
Liley has 70 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 70
- total births
- 2001–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Liley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 70 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liley has been recorded 70 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2014.
- 70 total births
- 2001–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
70 girls have been named Liley since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.
- 70
- total births
- 2001–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Liley was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
11 babies were named Liley in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Liley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liley's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liley at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Liley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2014
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Liley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Liley's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Liley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liley? ▼
70 babies have been named Liley since 2001. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2011 with 11 births.
When was Liley most popular? ▼
Liley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Liley been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Liley since 2001 -- 14 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Liley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Liley
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liley: Baby Name Since 2001 - 70 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liley 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 July 2026.