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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 389 babies (rank #67 that year). In 2024 it was given to 253 girls (rank #96). 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.

6,617

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

389

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
1991	35	#657
1992	40	#598
1993	48	#529
1994	38	#575
1995	30	#715
1996	38	#613
1997	69	#394
1998	53	#472
1999	61	#437
2000	87	#317
2001	87	#320
2002	88	#317
2003	127	#219
2004	156	#179
2005	136	#212
2006	196	#150
2007	195	#157
2008	228	#129
2009	228	#134
2010	271	#109
2011	315	#88
2012	337	#77
2013	336	#77
2014	353	#75
2015	368	#75
2016	389	#67
2017	375	#69
2018	305	#84
2019	324	#78
2020	276	#89
2021	264	#99
2022	257	#93
2023	254	#86
2024	253	#96