Girls' name · since 1895
Lillain
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Lillain, peaking in 1895. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lillain is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillain has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1924.
- #41,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillain ranks #41,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #41,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lillain's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lillain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lillain's full recorded timeline at 1918, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1895 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lillain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1924
- Peak year (1895)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lillain by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Lillain's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lillain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Lillain's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1920s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lillain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1895)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1895–1924 (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 Lillain 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.