EveryBabyNames

Lily

4 countries#18 in United States, 2025
US
#18
in United States, 2025
FR
#75
in France, 2022
SCOT
#8
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#5
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
220,324
Peak year (United States)
2011
Peak-year count
8,199
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lily was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

189,789 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #18 · peaked in 2011 with 8,199 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

22,638 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #75 · peaked in 2011 with 1,661 births

Most common in: Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

5,573 births recorded 1978–2025 · currently #8 · peaked in 2011 with 491 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

2,324 births recorded 1999–2025 · currently #5 · peaked in 2011 with 170 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Lily’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#33
2007#27↑6
2008#24↑3
2009#18↑6
2010#17↑1
2011#15↑2
2012#16↓1
2013#27↓11
2014#27
2015#25↑2
2016#24↑1
2017#33↓9
2018#31↑2
2019#34↓3
2020#35↓1
2021#31↑4
2022#30↑1
2023#20↑10
2024#24↓4
2025#18↑6

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