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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Lily

LIL-ee · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Lily flower; purity
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
flower · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#24
2024 births6,093
Peak year2011
First appeared1880
Total US births182,901
2011 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LilsLil
Alternate spellings
LillyLillieLilli
In other languages
Lilly (German)Lilli (Italian)Lilja (Icelandic)

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Notable people named Lily

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