Girls' name · since 1912
Lili
Lili has 3,862 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lili is the #2790 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,862 recorded since 1912.
Lili has 3,862 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2790 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,790 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,862 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lili ranks #3,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,790 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,862 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lili's 3,862 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lili compares
3,862 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Lili's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lili | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lili splits its recorded history at 1979: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 139 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Lili by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,098 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Lili's strongest decade.
1,098 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 97
1940s
97 births
- 1950s 348
1950s
348 births
- 1960s 263
1960s
263 births
- 1970s 201
1970s
201 births
- 1980s 240
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
491 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,098 births
- 2010s
2010s
718 births
- 2020s 362
2020s
362 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,098 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lili 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 Lili's total volume
Lili by state
Where Lili concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 671 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 230 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 206 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 79 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 28 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 27 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 22 | 0.6% |
671 of 3,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Lili appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lili's data
- Lili's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,098 total births); usage has since declined to 362 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lilis (671 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 Lili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Lili 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.