Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Lillian

LIL-ee-un · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Lily; purity
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
flower · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#54
2024 births3,882
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births471,024
1920 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LilyLilLila
Alternate spellings
LilianLillyan
In other languages
Liliana (Italian/Spanish)Liliane (French)

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