Lillian is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #57 in 2025.
Lillian is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #57 for girl births in the United States (and #144 across all names), given to 3,966 babies. Lillian was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (10,049 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,966 | 3,966 | #57 | — |
| 2024 | 3,893 | 3,893 | #54 | — |
| 2023 | 3,940 | 3,940 | #55 | — |
| 2022 | 4,260 | 4,260 | #50 | — |
| 2021 | 4,328 | 4,328 | #51 | — |
| 2020 | 4,520 | 4,520 | #46 | #13,292 |
| 2019 | 5,127 | 5,127 | #37 | — |
| 2018 | 5,567 | 5,567 | #34 | — |
| 2017 | 6,188 | 6,188 | #27 | #10,354 |
| 2016 | 6,396 | 6,396 | #28 | #7,928 |
| 2015 | 6,633 | 6,633 | #26 | #13,262 |
| 2014 | 6,924 | 6,924 | #25 | — |
| 2013 | 7,090 | 7,090 | #26 | #13,286 |
| 2012 | 7,176 | 7,176 | #25 | #13,441 |
| 2011 | 6,943 | 6,943 | #22 | #8,508 |
| 2010 | 6,957 | 6,957 | #22 | — |
| 2009 | 6,867 | 6,867 | #27 | #11,890 |
| 2008 | 6,826 | 6,826 | #29 | #8,731 |
| 2007 | 6,562 | 6,562 | #33 | #7,949 |
| 2006 | 6,246 | 6,246 | #38 | #7,785 |
| 2005 | 5,224 | 5,229 | #50 | #8,054 |
| 2004 | 4,758 | 4,758 | #65 | #3,816 |
| 2003 | 4,030 | 4,030 | #76 | — |
| 2002 | 3,397 | 3,397 | #96 | — |
| 2001 | 2,951 | 2,951 | #111 | — |
| 2000 | 2,605 | 2,605 | #129 | #11,478 |
| 1999 | 2,195 | 2,195 | #147 | #10,932 |
| 1998 | 1,718 | 1,718 | #174 | — |
| 1997 | 1,393 | — | #215 | — |
| 1996 | 1,127 | — | #251 | — |
| 1995 | 942 | — | #294 | — |
| 1994 | 882 | — | #308 | — |
| 1993 | 736 | — | #347 | — |
| 1992 | 749 | — | #348 | — |
| 1991 | 770 | — | #342 | — |
| 1990 | 730 | — | #366 | #6,184 |
| 1989 | 695 | — | #369 | — |
| 1988 | 652 | — | #373 | #6,923 |
| 1987 | 531 | — | #420 | — |
| 1986 | 554 | — | #404 | — |
| 1985 | 548 | — | #413 | #4,982 |
| 1984 | 468 | — | #444 | — |
| 1983 | 453 | — | #456 | — |
| 1982 | 475 | — | #449 | — |
| 1981 | 518 | — | #420 | — |
| 1980 | 510 | — | #425 | — |
| 1979 | 441 | — | #464 | #6,646 |
| 1978 | 399 | — | #487 | — |
| 1977 | 470 | — | #435 | — |
| 1976 | 479 | — | #422 | — |
| 1975 | 454 | — | #437 | — |
| 1974 | 483 | — | #413 | — |
| 1973 | 564 | — | #373 | — |
| 1972 | 620 | — | #355 | — |
| 1971 | 682 | — | #361 | #5,357 |
| 1970 | 787 | — | #335 | #5,155 |
| 1969 | 779 | — | #324 | #4,215 |
| 1968 | 813 | — | #308 | — |
| 1967 | 848 | — | #298 | #4,318 |
| 1966 | 889 | — | #285 | #3,144 |
| 1965 | 1,025 | — | #272 | #2,905 |
| 1964 | 1,065 | — | #275 | — |
| 1963 | 1,169 | — | #259 | #3,863 |
| 1962 | 1,314 | — | #244 | #3,863 |
| 1961 | 1,318 | — | #240 | #3,542 |
| 1960 | 1,443 | — | #223 | #2,790 |
| 1959 | 1,468 | — | #218 | — |
| 1958 | 1,428 | — | #218 | #3,450 |
| 1957 | 1,613 | — | #209 | #2,930 |
| 1956 | 1,636 | — | #201 | #4,245 |
| 1955 | 1,666 | — | #195 | #3,108 |
| 1954 | 1,634 | — | #194 | #3,320 |
| 1953 | 1,663 | — | #186 | #3,640 |
| 1952 | 1,733 | — | #178 | — |
| 1951 | 1,835 | — | #167 | #2,785 |
| 1950 | 1,884 | — | #156 | — |
| 1949 | 1,951 | — | #153 | #3,547 |
| 1948 | 2,120 | — | #136 | #3,976 |
| 1947 | 2,090 | — | #143 | — |
| 1946 | 2,160 | — | #129 | — |
| 1945 | 2,026 | — | #124 | #2,507 |
| 1944 | 2,130 | — | #126 | #2,403 |
| 1943 | 2,405 | — | #116 | #2,129 |
| 1942 | 2,505 | — | #111 | #1,838 |
| 1941 | 2,480 | — | #104 | #1,668 |
| 1940 | 2,538 | — | #97 | #2,045 |
| 1939 | 2,566 | — | #99 | #1,840 |
| 1938 | 2,839 | — | #88 | #1,944 |
| 1937 | 2,917 | — | #84 | #1,666 |
| 1936 | 3,135 | — | #79 | #1,620 |
| 1935 | 3,439 | — | #66 | #1,800 |
| 1934 | 3,997 | — | #52 | #1,413 |
| 1933 | 4,021 | — | #51 | #1,436 |
| 1932 | 4,381 | — | #48 | #1,247 |
| 1931 | 4,844 | — | #47 | #1,120 |
| 1930 | 5,477 | — | #44 | #1,317 |
| 1929 | 5,755 | — | #40 | #1,050 |
| 1928 | 6,623 | — | #35 | #1,025 |
| 1927 | 7,227 | — | #32 | #1,050 |
| 1926 | 7,688 | — | #28 | #1,422 |
| 1925 | 8,375 | — | #25 | #1,560 |
| 1924 | 9,135 | — | #23 | #1,236 |
| 1923 | 9,362 | — | #20 | #1,248 |
| 1922 | 9,459 | — | #19 | #1,384 |
| 1921 | 9,793 | — | #19 | #1,621 |
| 1920 | 10,075 | — | #18 | #1,484 |
| 1919 | 9,542 | — | #17 | #1,434 |
| 1918 | 10,009 | — | #15 | #1,573 |
| 1917 | 9,876 | — | #15 | #1,191 |
| 1916 | 9,618 | — | #16 | #1,361 |
| 1915 | 9,570 | — | #15 | #1,394 |
| 1914 | 7,387 | — | #16 | #979 |
| 1913 | 6,036 | — | #16 | #1,133 |
| 1912 | 5,598 | — | #14 | #809 |
| 1911 | 4,380 | — | #13 | #959 |
| 1910 | 4,142 | — | #14 | #806 |
| 1909 | 3,611 | — | #14 | #740 |
| 1908 | 3,643 | — | #13 | #992 |
| 1907 | 3,557 | — | #13 | #687 |
| 1906 | 3,307 | — | #13 | #665 |
| 1905 | 3,196 | — | #13 | #776 |
| 1904 | 3,149 | — | #12 | #789 |
| 1903 | 2,984 | — | #13 | #682 |
| 1902 | 3,076 | — | #11 | #632 |
| 1901 | 2,698 | — | #10 | #482 |
| 1900 | 3,425 | — | #10 | #824 |
| 1899 | 2,711 | — | #10 | #831 |
| 1898 | 3,076 | — | #10 | #558 |
| 1897 | 2,696 | — | #11 | #599 |
| 1896 | 2,713 | — | #11 | #706 |
| 1895 | 2,507 | — | #16 | #628 |
| 1894 | 2,448 | — | #16 | #914 |
| 1893 | 2,202 | — | #20 | #739 |
| 1892 | 2,164 | — | #20 | #723 |
| 1891 | 1,821 | — | #20 | #678 |
| 1890 | 1,872 | — | #19 | #648 |
| 1889 | 1,647 | — | #23 | #852 |
| 1888 | 1,663 | — | #23 | #878 |
| 1887 | 1,314 | — | #26 | #884 |
| 1886 | 1,282 | — | #24 | — |
| 1885 | 1,143 | — | #27 | — |
| 1884 | 1,115 | — | #26 | #923 |
| 1883 | 913 | — | #26 | #850 |
| 1882 | 836 | — | #32 | #904 |
| 1881 | 723 | — | #32 | — |
| 1880 | 672 | — | #32 | — |