NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Lillian Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Lillian: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 475,028 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
475,028
Peak year
1920 #18
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-26.6%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20116,934#22
20127,171#25
20137,085#26
20146,924#25
20156,628#26
20166,386#28
20176,181#27
20185,567#34
20195,127#37
20204,515#46
20214,328#51
20224,260#50
20233,940#55
20243,893#54
20253,966#57

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1920

NY
1,416
PA
788
IL
644
MA
501
NJ
379
OH
370

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