US rank #5365 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,070 births

Lillee — #5365 US girls' name

1,070 babies named Lillee in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s3612010s5772020s119
#5365
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lillee was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

77 babies were named Lillee in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lillee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,070 babies named Lillee between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lillee currently holds the #5365 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lillee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 577 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lillee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Lillee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lillee 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 1,070 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.

Lillee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,070

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,365

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lillee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
77
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Lillee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
577 births that decade — 54% of Lillee's all-time total
1990s132000s3612010s5772020s119

Lillee by state

Where Lillee concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lillee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
45 4.2%
#2 California
31 2.9%
#3 Missouri
11 1.0%
#4 Oklahoma
11 1.0%
#5 Indiana
10 0.9%
#6 Michigan
10 0.9%
#7 Alabama
6 0.6%
#8 Arkansas
6 0.6%
Texas share of Lillee's total US births 4.2%
Even split

45 of 1,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillee?
1,070 babies have been named Lillee since 1998. It currently ranks #5365 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 77 births.
When was Lillee most popular?
Lillee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 577 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Lillee most popular?
The top states for the name Lillee are Texas (45 births), California (31 births), Missouri (11 births).
How long has the name Lillee been used?
Lillee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lillee?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.