Girls' name · since 1886
Lilliam
825 babies named Lilliam in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 825
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lilliam sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 825 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Lilliam recorded 825 times among girls since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2024.
- #8,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 825 born since 1886
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilliam ranks #8,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 825 born since 1886, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 825
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lilliam's 825 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lilliam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lilliam splits its recorded history at 1969: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lilliam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2024
- Peak year (1966)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Lilliam by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (166 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Lilliam's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lilliam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
166 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 166 births (20% of all-time use).
How Lilliam 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 Lilliam's total volume
Lilliam by state
Where Lilliam concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 190 | 23.0% |
190 of 825 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lilliam's data
- Lilliam's decade-level peak was the 1960s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lilliams (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lilliam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1886–2024 (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 Lilliam 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.