Girls' name · since 1912
Lilli
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 3,383 babies named Lilli, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,383
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lilli is the #3910 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,383 recorded since 1912.
Lilli has 3,383 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3910 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,910 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,383 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilli ranks #3,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,910 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,383 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,383
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lilli's 3,383 recorded births place it above 95.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lilli compares
3,383 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lilli's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,383 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lilli's full recorded timeline at 1983, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lilli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Lilli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,302 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Lilli's strongest decade.
1,302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lilli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 231
1950s
231 births
- 1960s 172
1960s
172 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 237
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,302 births
- 2010s
2010s
937 births
- 2020s 241
2020s
241 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,302 births (38% of all-time use).
How Lilli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lilli's total volume
Lilli by state
Where Lilli concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 174 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 173 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 73 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 72 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 69 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 63 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 58 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.7% |
174 of 3,383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lilli appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lilli's data
- Lilli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,302 total births); usage has since declined to 241 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lillis (174 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Lilli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Lilli 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.