Lily

Lily: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lily flower”
Origin: English
Say it: LIL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the English flower name, ultimately from Latin lilium. It can also serve as a pet form of names like Lillian or Elizabeth.

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How popular is Lily?

20241,831 per million US babies

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Babies named Lily in 20246,093

2024 rank#24 girls

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 1880183,046

Lily has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lily

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lillylily flower · English
Lillielily flower · English
Lilialily · Latin
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English

Lily questions

What does the name Lily mean?

Lily means "lily flower". It comes from English. From the English flower name, ultimately from Latin lilium. It can also serve as a pet form of names like Lillian or Elizabeth.

Is Lily a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Lily?

6,093 US babies were named Lily in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Lily?

Lily is usually pronounced LIL-ee.

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.