Recorded 1920–2025 Girls' name Peak 2013 40 births

Lilien — girls' name

40 babies named Lilien in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

40 girls have been named Lilien since 1920, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

40
total births
1920–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lilien was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lilien in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lilien

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Lilien between 1920 and 2025, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilien currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilien performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lilien shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lilien 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 40 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.

Lilien at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

40

Since 1920

106 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1920

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2025

Lilien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1920

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Lilien by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
25 births that decade — 63% of Lilien's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilien?
40 babies have been named Lilien since 1920. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Lilien most popular?
Lilien was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Lilien been used?
Lilien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 106 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lilien?
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.

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, 1920–2025 (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.