Girls' name · since 2002
Lilou
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 362 babies named Lilou, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lilou is the #7357 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 362 recorded since 2002.
Lilou has 362 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7357 as of the latest data, more common than 57% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #14,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,357 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 362 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilou ranks #14,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,357 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 362 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lilou's 362 recorded births place it above 80.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lilou compares
362 49th percentile among 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
Lilou's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lilou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lilou splits its recorded history at 2015: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lilou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lilou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Lilou's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Lilou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (62% of all-time use).
Lilou by state
Where Lilou concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.7% |
29 of 362 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lilou's data
- Lilou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lilous (29 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 Lilou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Lilou 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.