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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 169 babies (rank #296 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,029

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

169

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
1996	47	#537
1997	41	#622
1998	47	#572
1999	48	#576
2000	52	#537
2001	56	#516
2002	63	#484
2003	71	#469
2004	89	#411
2005	91	#409
2006	97	#425
2007	120	#364
2008	119	#375
2009	108	#392
2010	139	#338
2011	102	#426
2012	138	#349
2013	135	#340
2014	132	#350
2015	165	#291
2016	169	#296