Lilian

Lilian

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

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

Lilian first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 90 babies (rank #452 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lilian

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,303

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	40	#616
1997	33	#732
1998	34	#707
1999	50	#563
2000	37	#668
2001	38	#681
2002	53	#562
2003	47	#626
2004	66	#502
2005	63	#539
2006	71	#522
2007	90	#452
2008	89	#460
2009	84	#486
2010	89	#467
2011	71	#573
2012	67	#629
2013	71	#580
2014	69	#603
2015	74	#580
2016	67	#634

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#616

1997

#732

1998

#707

1999

#563

2000

#668

2001

#681

2002

#562

2003

#626

2004

#502

2005

#539

2006

#522

2007

#452

2008

#460

2009

#486

2010

#467

2011

#573

2012

#629

2013

#580

2014

#603

2015

#580

2016

#634

Meaning

Numerology of Lilian

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lilian

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail