Girls' name · since 1902
Lillion
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Lillion, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lillion sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 350 recorded since 1902.
Lillion has 350 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2016.
- #14,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillion ranks #14,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lillion's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lillion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lillion splits its recorded history at 1927: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lillion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2016
- Peak year (1922)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Lillion by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (126 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Lillion's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lillion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
126 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 126 births (36% of all-time use).
Lillion by state
Where Lillion concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 350 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lillion's data
- Lillion's decade-level peak was the 1920s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lillions (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Lillion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1902–2016 (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 Lillion 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.