Girls' name · since 1880
Lilly
Lilly has 66,728 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,728
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilly currently ranks #252 among girls' names in America, with 66,728 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilly has been recorded 66,728 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #252 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #252 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 66,728 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilly ranks #495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #252 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 66,728 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,728
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilly's 66,728 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lilly compares
66,728 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Lilly's all-time total is 177x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 66,728 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,891 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lilly's full recorded timeline at 1953, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 42 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 2,891 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lilly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 2,891
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lilly popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2004 (Lilly as boys' name)
Lilly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23,527 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Lilly's strongest decade.
23,527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lilly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 781
1880s
781 births
- 1890s 1,107
1890s
1,107 births
- 1900s 1,314
1900s
1,314 births
- 1910s 2,369
1910s
2,369 births
- 1920s 2,964
1920s
2,964 births
- 1930s 2,034
1930s
2,034 births
- 1940s 1,596
1940s
1,596 births
- 1950s 1,416
1950s
1,416 births
- 1960s 1,134
1960s
1,134 births
- 1970s 630
1970s
630 births
- 1980s 714
1980s
714 births
- 1990s 2,270
1990s
2,270 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,271 births
- 2010s
2010s
23,527 births
- 2020s 7,601
2020s
7,601 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23,527 births (35% of all-time use).
How Lilly 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 Lilly's total volume
Lilly by state
Where Lilly concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,316 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,165 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,816 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,682 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,348 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,298 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,124 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,908 | 2.9% |
5,316 of 66,728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lilly appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lilly's data
- Lilly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (23,527 total births); usage has since declined to 7,601 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lillys (5,316 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lilly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lilly 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.