Is Lilly a boy or girl name?
Lilly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,217 girls and 0 boys were named Lilly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 65,499 US babies named Lilly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #259
- Babies named Lilly since 1880
- 65,499
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 2,890 babies
Boys and girls named Lilly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 781 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,107 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,314 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,369 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,964 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,034 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,596 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,416 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,133 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 632 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 713 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,270 | 100% |
| 2000s | 24 | 17,270 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 23,508 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,368 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,217 | #259 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,200 | #257 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,310 | #232 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,353 | #219 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,288 | #229 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,550 | #190 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,785 | #160 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,931 | #152 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,167 | #143 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,323 | #139 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,581 | #124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,619 | #122 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,790 | #110 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,872 | #103 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,890 | #106 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 2,832 | #116 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,785 | 2,694 | #125 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,603 | 2,402 | #146 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,279 | #150 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,587 | 1,907 | #180 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,928 | 1,616 | #211 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,188 | #265 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 911 | #333 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 782 | #380 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 659 | #428 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 488 | #522 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 414 | #583 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 332 | #663 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 234 | #854 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 208 | #909 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,267 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,322 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,365 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,530 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,451 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,441 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,416 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,869 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,625 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,130 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,005 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,576 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,653 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,856 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,802 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,644 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,708 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,083 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,634 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,508 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,436 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,551 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,401 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,397 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,311 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,110 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,197 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,014 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 120 | #928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 117 | #986 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 143 | #879 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 157 | #843 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 137 | #900 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 144 | #852 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 120 | #943 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 148 | #836 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 163 | #767 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 138 | #822 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 133 | #816 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 127 | #824 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 135 | #767 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 170 | #672 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 138 | #728 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 129 | #761 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 152 | #675 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 152 | #683 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 149 | #649 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 140 | #615 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 163 | #574 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 153 | #614 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 194 | #534 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 197 | #496 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 167 | #530 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 176 | #507 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 225 | #447 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 187 | #479 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 198 | #454 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 156 | #512 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 217 | #440 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 209 | #449 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 224 | #444 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 199 | #458 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 243 | #426 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 253 | #419 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 271 | #413 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 283 | #408 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 306 | #394 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 282 | #409 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 301 | #396 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 316 | #374 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 304 | #375 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 339 | #360 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 309 | #376 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 298 | #377 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 319 | #362 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 298 | #364 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 316 | #348 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 279 | #360 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 229 | #347 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 179 | #363 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 168 | #354 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 154 | #315 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 129 | #352 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 125 | #322 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 137 | #304 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 144 | #289 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 137 | #284 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 130 | #293 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 133 | #274 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 123 | #284 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 126 | #279 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 105 | #298 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 154 | #264 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 107 | #279 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 133 | #261 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 86 | #315 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 121 | #259 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 108 | #271 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 127 | #239 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 114 | #248 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 109 | #254 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 98 | #245 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 104 | #240 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 95 | #240 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 124 | #202 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 83 | #232 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 85 | #216 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 80 | #220 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 63 | #242 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 62 | #230 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 70 | #200 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 55 | #203 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 64 | #192 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lilly reached #7,928 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #103 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lilly
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.