Lilian is an established variant of Lillian that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Lilian is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #560 for girl births in the United States (and #1,114 across all names), given to 537 babies. Lilian first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2007 (786 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 537 | 537 | #560 |
| 2024 | 544 | 544 | #558 |
| 2023 | 543 | 543 | #558 |
| 2022 | 519 | 519 | #577 |
| 2021 | 464 | 464 | #639 |
| 2020 | 439 | 439 | #656 |
| 2019 | 502 | 502 | #603 |
| 2018 | 494 | 494 | #612 |
| 2017 | 508 | 508 | #589 |
| 2016 | 560 | 560 | #559 |
| 2015 | 641 | 641 | #497 |
| 2014 | 622 | 622 | #502 |
| 2013 | 605 | 605 | #495 |
| 2012 | 676 | 676 | #463 |
| 2011 | 645 | 645 | #462 |
| 2010 | 682 | 682 | #452 |
| 2009 | 728 | 728 | #436 |
| 2008 | 730 | 730 | #435 |
| 2007 | 786 | 786 | #417 |
| 2006 | 724 | 724 | #441 |
| 2005 | 650 | 650 | #474 |
| 2004 | 541 | 541 | #526 |
| 2003 | 497 | 497 | #557 |
| 2002 | 440 | 440 | #587 |
| 2001 | 359 | 359 | #694 |
| 2000 | 328 | 328 | #709 |
| 1999 | 265 | 265 | #820 |
| 1998 | 264 | 264 | #807 |
| 1997 | 213 | — | #937 |
| 1996 | 186 | — | #1,011 |
| 1995 | 151 | — | #1,154 |
| 1994 | 143 | — | #1,226 |
| 1993 | 155 | — | #1,146 |
| 1992 | 129 | — | #1,307 |
| 1991 | 164 | — | #1,099 |
| 1990 | 147 | — | #1,174 |
| 1989 | 97 | — | #1,492 |
| 1988 | 99 | — | #1,415 |
| 1987 | 89 | — | #1,462 |
| 1986 | 62 | — | #1,828 |
| 1985 | 66 | — | #1,735 |
| 1984 | 68 | — | #1,626 |
| 1983 | 60 | — | #1,784 |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #1,862 |
| 1981 | 65 | — | #1,747 |
| 1980 | 53 | — | #1,994 |
| 1979 | 53 | — | #1,961 |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #1,928 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,286 |
| 1976 | 50 | — | #1,855 |
| 1975 | 42 | — | #2,082 |
| 1974 | 61 | — | #1,569 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | #1,761 |
| 1972 | 46 | — | #1,843 |
| 1971 | 40 | — | #2,085 |
| 1970 | 42 | — | #1,997 |
| 1969 | 39 | — | #2,015 |
| 1968 | 38 | — | #1,963 |
| 1967 | 35 | — | #1,991 |
| 1966 | 34 | — | #2,001 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,186 |
| 1964 | 24 | — | #2,567 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | #2,666 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | #2,442 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | #2,335 |
| 1960 | 41 | — | #1,777 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #2,086 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #2,191 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | #2,456 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #2,780 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #2,595 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,962 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #2,560 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,318 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #2,440 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | #2,724 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | #2,582 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #3,258 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | #2,169 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,970 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #3,029 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #2,161 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,926 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,486 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #1,928 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,371 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,364 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,331 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,313 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,922 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,254 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,047 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | #1,578 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | #1,365 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,574 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | #1,845 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #2,140 |
| 1928 | 32 | — | #1,383 |
| 1927 | 31 | — | #1,472 |
| 1926 | 48 | — | #1,089 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #1,280 |
| 1924 | 42 | — | #1,236 |
| 1923 | 51 | — | #1,072 |
| 1922 | 60 | — | #963 |
| 1921 | 54 | — | #1,026 |
| 1920 | 81 | — | #810 |
| 1919 | 67 | — | #854 |
| 1918 | 105 | — | #704 |
| 1917 | 77 | — | #789 |
| 1916 | 85 | — | #732 |
| 1915 | 75 | — | #765 |
| 1914 | 53 | — | #799 |
| 1913 | 55 | — | #705 |
| 1912 | 53 | — | #693 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | #748 |
| 1910 | 33 | — | #747 |
| 1909 | 30 | — | #741 |
| 1908 | 32 | — | #688 |
| 1907 | 29 | — | #704 |
| 1906 | 28 | — | #696 |
| 1905 | 28 | — | #676 |
| 1904 | 28 | — | #661 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | #545 |
| 1902 | 18 | — | #836 |
| 1901 | 23 | — | #673 |
| 1900 | 30 | — | #648 |
| 1899 | 19 | — | #745 |
| 1898 | 33 | — | #564 |
| 1897 | 26 | — | #604 |
| 1896 | 37 | — | #482 |
| 1895 | 42 | — | #439 |
| 1894 | 22 | — | #636 |
| 1893 | 28 | — | #525 |
| 1892 | 24 | — | #572 |
| 1891 | 28 | — | #492 |
| 1890 | 21 | — | #575 |
| 1889 | 31 | — | #435 |
| 1888 | 22 | — | #541 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #573 |
| 1886 | 24 | — | #445 |
| 1885 | 22 | — | #454 |
| 1884 | 22 | — | #432 |
| 1883 | 17 | — | #473 |
| 1882 | 24 | — | #367 |
| 1881 | 16 | — | #425 |
| 1880 | 19 | — | #380 |