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Lily name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lily ranks #18 in female records (6,673 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Lily becoming more popular?

Lily's reported female count increased by 552 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #24 to #18. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Lily. That is not a count of zero.

Lily in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LilyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6,6730201620252016: 6,610 female records2017: 5,862 female records2018: 5,753 female records2019: 5,461 female records2020: 5,258 female records2021: 5,632 female records2022: 6,012 female records2023: 6,176 female records2024: 6,121 female records2025: 6,673 female records2020: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20256,67318——
20246,12124——
20236,17620——
20226,01230——
20215,63231——
20205,25835513,293
20195,46134——
20185,75331——
20175,86233——
20166,61024——

Questions about Lily’s popularity

How common is Lily in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lily ranks #18 in female records (6,673 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Lily?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Lily only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Lily creates a match.

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