Lilly

LIL-ee Girl English / German / Scandinavian

Variant of Lily

Etymology

Variant of Lily, from the flower name. In English, also a diminutive of Lillian or Elizabeth. In German, Swedish, and Danish, a pet form of Elisabeth.

Variants

  • Lili
  • Lilli
  • Lily
  • Lillie
  • Lilie

Nicknames

  • Lil
  • Lill

Rank by region

Region Girls Year
Australia 2025
New South Wales 2025
Victoria 2025
Queensland 2025
South Australia 2025
United States 2025
England and Wales 2025
Scotland 2024
Northern Ireland 2025
Ireland 2025
Canada 2024
New Zealand 2025

Near Lilly in Queensland, 2025

  1. #86 Piper
  2. #87 Riley
  3. #88 Aubrey
  4. #90 Quinn
  5. #91 Rose
  6. #92 Kaia
Queensland top girls

Popularity

United States

Falling

#252 2025 · 1,218 babies

Lilly (girls) rank by year in United States
YearUS
2006 #150
2007 #146
2008 #125
2009 #116
2010 #106
2011 #103
2012 #110
2013 #122
2014 #124
2015 #139
2016 #143
2017 #152
2018 #160
2019 #190
2020 #229
2021 #218
2022 #230
2023 #257
2024 #261
2025 #252

Falling and now outside the top 50.

Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.