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Lilly Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lilly?

Ranking 161st in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lilly is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #103 in 2011.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2010 with 2,886 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Lilly in any given year was 42 in 1976.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lilly occurred roughly during the years 1883-1888, 1909-1916, 1984-1988, and 1991-2008, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1894-1897, 1968-1972, and 1973-1976.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Lilly be?

Lilly's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Lilly has dropped.

The name Lilly is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Lilly (Girl)Lilly (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,755 161 < 5 --
2017 1,919 153 < 5 --
2016 2,152 143 < 5 --
2015 2,305 139 < 5 --
2014 2,569 124 < 5 --
2013 2,610 124 < 5 --
2012 2,786 110 < 5 --
2011 2,869 103 < 5 --
2010 2,886 106 < 5 --
2009 2,828 117 < 5 --
2008 2,690 125 5 13,775
2007 2,401 146 5 13,600
2006 2,277 150 < 5 --
2005 1,907 180 5 12,583
2004 1,613 212 9 7,926
2003 1,188 265 < 5 --
2002 911 333 < 5 --
2001 782 380 < 5 --
2000 659 428 < 5 --
1999 488 521 < 5 --
1998 413 585 < 5 --
1997 332 662 < 5 --
1996 234 854 < 5 --
1995 208 909 < 5 --
1994 135 1,266 < 5 --
1993 127 1,322 < 5 --
1992 121 1,371 < 5 --
1991 102 1,528 < 5 --
1990 109 1,440 < 5 --
1989 102 1,449 < 5 --
1988 99 1,414 < 5 --
1987 62 1,869 < 5 --
1986 74 1,610 < 5 --
1985 74 1,613 < 5 --
1984 47 2,130 < 5 --
1983 51 2,005 < 5 --
1982 75 1,575 < 5 --
1981 70 1,653 < 5 --
1980 59 1,855 < 5 --
1979 60 1,802 < 5 --
1978 64 1,662 < 5 --
1977 60 1,729 < 5 --
1976 42 2,084 < 5 --
1975 60 1,631 < 5 --
1974 65 1,507 < 5 --
1973 68 1,435 < 5 --
1972 60 1,548 < 5 --
1971 77 1,386 < 5 --
1970 75 1,396 < 5 --
1969 75 1,311 < 5 --
1968 92 1,114 < 5 --
1967 79 1,198 < 5 --
1966 104 1,014 < 5 --
1965 120 928 < 5 --
1964 108 1,044 < 5 --
1963 117 986 < 5 --
1962 143 880 < 5 --
1961 157 843 < 5 --
1960 137 900 < 5 --
1959 144 854 < 5 --
1958 120 945 < 5 --
1957 148 837 < 5 --
1956 163 767 < 5 --
1955 138 823 < 5 --
1954 133 817 < 5 --
1953 127 823 < 5 --
1952 135 767 < 5 --
1951 170 672 < 5 --
1950 138 727 < 5 --
1949 129 761 < 5 --
1948 152 675 < 5 --
1947 152 683 < 5 --
1946 149 649 < 5 --
1945 140 615 < 5 --
1944 163 574 < 5 --
1943 153 614 < 5 --
1942 194 534 < 5 --
1941 197 496 < 5 --
1940 167 530 < 5 --
1939 177 505 < 5 --
1938 224 448 < 5 --
1937 187 479 < 5 --
1936 198 454 < 5 --
1935 157 512 < 5 --
1934 217 440 < 5 --
1933 209 449 < 5 --
1932 224 444 < 5 --
1931 199 458 < 5 --
1930 243 426 < 5 --
1929 252 421 < 5 --
1928 271 413 < 5 --
1927 283 408 < 5 --
1926 305 394 < 5 --
1925 283 409 < 5 --
1924 301 396 < 5 --
1923 316 374 < 5 --
1922 304 375 < 5 --
1921 339 360 < 5 --
1920 309 376 < 5 --
1919 298 377 < 5 --
1918 319 362 < 5 --
1917 298 364 < 5 --
1916 316 348 < 5 --
1915 280 360 < 5 --
1914 229 347 < 5 --
1913 179 363 < 5 --
1912 168 354 < 5 --
1911 154 315 < 5 --
1910 129 352 < 5 --
1909 125 322 < 5 --
1908 137 304 < 5 --
1907 144 289 < 5 --
1906 137 284 < 5 --
1905 130 293 < 5 --
1904 133 274 < 5 --
1903 123 284 < 5 --
1902 126 279 < 5 --
1901 105 298 < 5 --
1900 154 264 < 5 --
1899 107 279 < 5 --
1898 133 261 < 5 --
1897 86 315 < 5 --
1896 121 259 < 5 --
1895 108 271 < 5 --
1894 127 239 < 5 --
1893 114 248 < 5 --
1892 109 254 < 5 --
1891 98 245 < 5 --
1890 104 240 < 5 --
1889 95 240 < 5 --
1888 124 202 < 5 --
1887 83 232 < 5 --
1886 85 216 < 5 --
1885 80 220 < 5 --
1884 63 242 < 5 --
1883 62 230 < 5 --
1882 70 200 < 5 --
1881 55 203 < 5 --
1880 64 192 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.