Meaning and history
Lily is a name taken from the flower name, which symbolizes purity, and ultimately derives from the Latin lilium. It is also the name of Lily Bart, the main character in Edith Wharton’s novel The House of Mirth (1905), and of the American actress Lily Tomlin (born 1939).
20062006: 6,768 births, rank #33
2007: 7,499 births, rank #27
2008: 8,128 births, rank #24
2009: 8,101 births, rank #18
2010: 7,992 births, rank #17
20112011: 8,192 births, rank #15
2012: 7,970 births, rank #16
2013: 7,004 births, rank #27
2014: 6,789 births, rank #27
2015: 6,683 births, rank #25
20162016: 6,610 births, rank #24
2017: 5,862 births, rank #33
2018: 5,753 births, rank #31
2019: 5,461 births, rank #34
2020: 5,258 births, rank #35
20212021: 5,632 births, rank #31
2022: 6,012 births, rank #30
2023: 6,176 births, rank #20
2024: 6,121 births, rank #24
20252025: 6,673 births, rank #18
Lily has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1880, it fell to #976 by 1962, before climbing to #18 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2011, with 8,192 births.