Lily

“lily”

Girl’s name, of Latin and Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Lily

Lily means “lily” and is of Latin and Anglo-Saxon origin.

It peaked in 2011.
Over recent years, Lily has been stable (−2.5% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lily every 3.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Lily ranks 3^rd in England and Wales, 5^th in Ireland and 5^th in New Zealand, against 79^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
6^th girls’ name299 babies in 3 years1 girl in 75+1.6% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
5^th girls’ name825 babies in 3 years1 girl in 79+3.9% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
6^th girls’ name625 babies in 3 years1 girl in 87+2% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
5^th girls’ name458 babies in 3 years1 girl in 92+0.9% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
3^rd girls’ name6,724 babies in 3 years1 girl in 114+2.1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
9^th girls’ name331 babies in 3 years1 girl in 120+3.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
13^th girls’ name1,016 babies in 3 years1 girl in 152+2.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
19^th girls’ name18,970 babies in 3 years1 girl in 255+3.6% a year

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

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

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