Girls' name · since 2001

Lilyian

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Lilyian, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,970 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

134 girls have been named Lilyian since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lilyian has 134 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2019.

  • #23,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 134 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilyian ranks #23,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,970 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lilyian's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lilyian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lilyian's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lilyian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2010)
17
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
05101520 20012006200820102012201420172019 5

Lilyian by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Lilyian's strongest decade.

90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Lilyian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilyian?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 134 babies named Lilyian. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,970 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 17 births.
Where does Lilyian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilyian ranks #23,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lilyian most popular?
Lilyian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Lilyian been used?
Records for Lilyian go back to 2001, giving 19 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Lilyian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lilyian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2019 (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 Lilyian 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.