Lillian

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Lillian, also spelled Lilian, Lilliann, or Lilliane, is a female given name. Its origin is the Latin word Lilium. In French, Lilian is the male form of the name, while Liliane is the female form.

From Wikipedia

Lillian first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 403 babies (rank #71 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lillian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lillian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,853

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

403

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lillian

Lillian Gishautobiographer · b. 1893
Lillian Hellmanautobiographer · b. 1905
Lillian Moller Gilbrethindustrial engineer · b. 1878
Lillian Waldsocial reformer · b. 1867
Lillian Copelandjavelin thrower · b. 1904

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	43	#113
2002	49	#107
2003	134	#84
2004	47	#111
2007	87	#93
2009	94	#80
2010	78	#94
2011	108	#62
2013	78	#87
2014	100	#82
2015	403	#71
2016	260	#95
2017	157	#81
2019	55	#125
2020	52	#120
2021	57	#114
2023	51	#123