Recorded 1946–1960 Girls' name Peak 1946 11 births

Lill — girls' name

11 babies named Lill in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61960s5

The verdict

11 girls have been named Lill since 1946, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1960.

11
total births
1946–1960
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lill was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lill in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lill

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Lill between 1946 and 1960, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lill currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lill performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lill shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lill 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 11 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.

Lill at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

11

Since 1946

15 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1946

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1960

Lill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1946

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 19601946 6

Lill by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Lill's all-time total
1940s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lill?
11 babies have been named Lill since 1946. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Lill most popular?
Lill was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Lill been used?
Lill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 15 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Lill?
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, 1946–1960 (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.