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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 10,049 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,882 girls (rank #54). 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.

472,453

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

10,049

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
1880	672	#32
1881	723	#32
1882	830	#32
1883	907	#26
1884	1,109	#26
1885	1,143	#27
1886	1,282	#24
1887	1,308	#26
1888	1,656	#23
1889	1,640	#23
1890	1,862	#19
1891	1,812	#20
1892	2,154	#20
1893	2,193	#20
1894	2,441	#16
1895	2,495	#16
1896	2,702	#11
1897	2,683	#11
1898	3,061	#10
1899	2,703	#10
1900	3,414	#10
1901	2,681	#10
1902	3,063	#11
1903	2,972	#13
1904	3,139	#12
1905	3,185	#13
1906	3,293	#13
1907	3,542	#13
1908	3,634	#13
1909	3,596	#14
1910	4,127	#14
1911	4,367	#13
1912	5,568	#14
1913	6,015	#16
1914	7,354	#16
1915	9,546	#15
1916	9,592	#16
1917	9,843	#15
1918	9,986	#15
1919	9,516	#17
1920	10,049	#18
1921	9,770	#19
1922	9,430	#19
1923	9,327	#20
1924	9,100	#23
1925	8,352	#25
1926	7,661	#28
1927	7,182	#32
1928	6,577	#35
1929	5,711	#40
1930	5,448	#44
1931	4,807	#47
1932	4,352	#48
1933	3,998	#51
1934	3,973	#52
1935	3,423	#66
1936	3,118	#79
1937	2,899	#84
1938	2,824	#88
1939	2,551	#99
1940	2,525	#97
1941	2,462	#104
1942	2,488	#111
1943	2,392	#116
1944	2,120	#126
1945	2,017	#124
1946	2,160	#129
1947	2,090	#143
1948	2,116	#136
1949	1,944	#153
1950	1,884	#156
1951	1,826	#167
1952	1,733	#178
1953	1,657	#186
1954	1,627	#194
1955	1,658	#195
1956	1,630	#201
1957	1,604	#209
1958	1,421	#218
1959	1,468	#218
1960	1,433	#223
1961	1,311	#240
1962	1,308	#244
1963	1,164	#258
1964	1,064	#275
1965	1,017	#271
1966	881	#285
1967	843	#298
1968	813	#308
1969	773	#324
1970	783	#335
1971	675	#361
1972	620	#355
1973	564	#373
1974	482	#413
1975	455	#436
1976	479	#422
1977	470	#435
1978	399	#487
1979	436	#464
1980	510	#425
1981	517	#420
1982	475	#449
1983	453	#456
1984	468	#444
1985	540	#413
1986	554	#404
1987	531	#420
1988	646	#373
1989	695	#369
1990	722	#366
1991	770	#342
1992	749	#348
1993	736	#347
1994	882	#308
1995	942	#294
1996	1,127	#251
1997	1,393	#215
1998	1,718	#174
1999	2,190	#147
2000	2,600	#129
2001	2,951	#111
2002	3,397	#96
2003	4,030	#76
2004	4,734	#65
2005	5,214	#50
2006	6,236	#38
2007	6,552	#33
2008	6,817	#29
2009	6,861	#27
2010	6,957	#22
2011	6,932	#22
2012	7,171	#25
2013	7,083	#26
2014	6,924	#25
2015	6,625	#26
2016	6,385	#28
2017	6,179	#27
2018	5,566	#34
2019	5,126	#37
2020	4,511	#46
2021	4,327	#51
2022	4,256	#50
2023	3,937	#55
2024	3,882	#54