Lilian

Lilian: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lily”
Origin: English
Say it: LIL-ee-un · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant of Lillian/Lilian, associated with the flower name lily and also influenced historically by Elizabeth forms like Lilian. The floral association is now standard.

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How popular is Lilian?

2024163 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lilian in 2024542

2024 rank#558 girls

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 188019,925

Lilian has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lilian

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Lilian questions

What does the name Lilian mean?

Lilian means "lily". It comes from English. Variant of Lillian/Lilian, associated with the flower name lily and also influenced historically by Elizabeth forms like Lilian. The floral association is now standard.

Is Lilian a boy or girl name?

Lilian is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lilian?

542 US babies were named Lilian in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Lilian?

Lilian is usually pronounced LIL-ee-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.