Lily

LIL-ee Girl English

Lily flower

Etymology

A 19th-century flower name taken directly from the lily flower. Also used as a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth.

Variants

  • Lilly
  • Lili
  • Lilli
  • Lillie
  • Lilie

Rank by region

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

Near Lily in Australia, 2025

  1. #4 Olivia
  2. #5 Mia
  3. #6 Hazel
  4. #8 Matilda
  5. #9 Grace
  6. #10 Harper
Australia top girls

Popularity

Australia

Rising

#7 2025 · 883 babies

Lily (girls) rank by year in Australia
YearAustraliaNSWVictoriaQueenslandWASA
2006 #12#11Not ranked#10Not ranked#13
2007 #12#11Not ranked#9Not ranked#7
2008 #11#13#12#7#6#12
2009 #11#13#9#9Not ranked#6
2010 #8#7#6#8#8#6
2011 #14#14#10#14Not ranked#9
2012 #14#15#14#14Not ranked#12
2013 #15#17#16#16Not ranked#19
2014 #20#21#22#19Not ranked#16
2015 #22#23#20#25Not ranked#32
2016 #20#24#20#22Not ranked#15
2017 #20#22#19#22Not ranked#16
2018 #24#23#21#26Not ranked#24
2019 #24#21#25#29Not ranked#20
2020 #21#19#23#16Not ranked#20
2021 #13#15#20#10Not ranked#9
2022 #10#15#11#9#6#7
2023 #9#7#11#15#6#11
2024 #11#11#11#19#12#6
2025 #7#9#7#9#6#9
All of Australia

Rising and already inside the top 10.

Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.