Lilly

Meaning and origin of Lilly

Popularity of Lilly in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2011.
• Over recent years, Lilly has been falling (−10.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lilly every 3.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Lilly in English-speaking countries

Lilly ranks 107^th in Scotland, 121^st in England and Wales and 123^rd in Ireland, against 786^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  107^th girls’ name122 babies in 3 years1 girl in 446−6.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  128^th girls’ name94 babies in 3 years1 girl in 447−7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  123^rd girls’ name116 babies in 3 years1 girl in 559−5.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  121^st girls’ name1,196 babies in 3 years1 girl in 642−8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  182^nd girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 750

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  235^th girls’ name42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 945

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  269^th girls’ name130 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,188−4.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  261^st girls’ name3,641 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,327−4.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lily1,950
• Lili285
• Lyly (in French)20
• Lilliabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lilly

• Léonce
• Léone
• Tina
• Perrine
• Angel
• Sibylle
• Danaé
• Harmonie
• Aglaé
• Massilia
• Lyra
• Laly

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• →French names of Latin origin