Lil

LIHL /ˈlɪl/
girl 1 syllable fading

Lil is a very rare variant of Lily that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Lil is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Lil was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1957 (14 births).

About the name Lil

PronunciationLIHL /ˈlɪl/
CultureDutch
14peak births 1957
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Lil

How popular is Lil?

Girls named Lil
191619201930194019501960197019801986
Girls named Lil per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lil total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19865—#11,972
19815—#11,356
19687—#5,964
19638—#5,106
19625—#7,129
196110—#4,402
19609—#4,629
19597—#5,328
19588—#4,733
195714—#3,229
19567—#5,091
19559—#4,245
19476—#5,047
19445—#4,956
19215—#5,545
19205—#5,410
19185—#5,247
19166—#4,171