Recorded 1919–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 430 births

Lilley — girls' name

430 babies named Lilley in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51990s92000s1792010s1952020s42
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lilley was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

33 babies were named Lilley in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lilley

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Lilley between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lilley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lilley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lilley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lilley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lilley 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 430 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.

Lilley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

430

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

2008

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lilley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
33
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
010203040 20232019201520112007200319991919 5

Lilley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
195 births that decade — 45% of Lilley's all-time total
1910s51990s92000s1792010s1952020s42

Lilley by state

Where Lilley concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lilley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
8 1.9%
Michigan share of Lilley's total US births 1.9%

8 of 430 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilley?
430 babies have been named Lilley since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 33 births.
When was Lilley most popular?
Lilley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Lilley most popular?
The top states for the name Lilley are Michigan (8 births).
How long has the name Lilley been used?
Lilley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lilley?
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, 1919–2023 (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.