Girls' name · since 1889
Lille
130 babies named Lille in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lille sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 130 recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Lille recorded 130 times among girls since 1889, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2014.
- #24,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lille ranks #24,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lille's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lille's full recorded timeline at 1930, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2014
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Lille by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Lille's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (22% of all-time use).
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- Lille's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1889–2014 (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 Lille 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.