US rank #7947 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,461 births

Lilie — #7947 US girls' name

1,461 babies named Lilie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s341890s951900s1221910s2081920s2551930s1051940s541950s141960s61980s51990s292000s2772010s2042020s53
#7947
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Lilie was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

40 babies were named Lilie in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lilie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,461 babies named Lilie between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilie currently holds the #7947 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Lilie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lilie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lilie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,461 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lilie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,461

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2008

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,947

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lilie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
40
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Lilie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
277 births that decade — 19% of Lilie's all-time total
1880s341890s951900s1221910s2081920s2551930s1051940s541950s141960s61980s51990s292000s2772010s2042020s53

Lilie by state

Where Lilie concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lilie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
36 2.5%
#2 Alabama
28 1.9%
#3 California
27 1.8%
#4 Mississippi
11 0.8%
#5 South Carolina
10 0.7%
#6 North Carolina
6 0.4%
#7 Wisconsin
5 0.3%
Georgia share of Lilie's total US births 2.5%
Even split

36 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilie?
1,461 babies have been named Lilie since 1881. It currently ranks #7947 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 40 births.
When was Lilie most popular?
Lilie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Lilie most popular?
The top states for the name Lilie are Georgia (36 births), Alabama (28 births), California (27 births).
How long has the name Lilie been used?
Lilie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lilie?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.