Recorded 1895–1924 Girls' name Peak 1895 28 births

Lillain — girls' name

28 babies named Lillain in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1895. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s161920s6
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Lillain was born in this single decade.

1895
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lillain in 1895 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lillain

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lillain between 1895 and 1924, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lillain currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1895, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lillain performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lillain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lillain 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 28 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.

Lillain at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

28

Since 1895

30 years of records

Peak year

1895

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1895

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1924

Lillain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1895

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1895)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 19241919191819161895 6

Lillain by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 57% of Lillain's all-time total
1890s61910s161920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillain?
28 babies have been named Lillain since 1895. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1895 with 6 births.
When was Lillain most popular?
Lillain was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1895.
How long has the name Lillain been used?
Lillain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 30 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Lillain?
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, 1895–1924 (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.