Girls' name · since 1906
Lillyan
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 2,426 babies named Lillyan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,426
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lillyan currently ranks #7912 among girls' names in America, with 2,426 babies recorded since 1906.
Lillyan has 2,426 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7912 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #4,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,912 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,426 born since 1906
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lillyan ranks #4,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,912 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,426 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,426
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lillyan's 2,426 recorded births place it above 94.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Lillyan compares
2,426 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Lillyan's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lillyan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lillyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lillyan splits its recorded history at 1999: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 193 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lillyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Lillyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,032 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Lillyan's strongest decade.
1,032 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Lillyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 100
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 89
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
990 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,032 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,032 births (43% of all-time use).
How Lillyan 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 Lillyan's total volume
Lillyan by state
Where Lillyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 133 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 112 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 109 | 4.5% |
| #4 | California | | 104 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 57 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 48 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 47 | 1.9% |
133 of 2,426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lillyan appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lillyan's data
- Lillyan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,032 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lillyans (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Lillyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Lillyan 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.