Girl

Lily

LIL-ee

Top 50 → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Direct reference to the lily flower, symbolizing purity, rebirth, and majesty across Christian and classical symbolism.”

Popularity Over Time

Lily US popularity rank over timeRank 1165 in 1977 to rank 15 in 2011. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#15#590#11651900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #24 in the United States.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Style

FloralSoftRomanticElegantTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Lily Potter (Harry Potter)
  • Lily James (actress)
  • Lily Cole (model)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Floral & Botanical → Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Liliana

Latin Top 100

Lilia

Italian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lillian

Latin Top 100

Lucy

Latin Top 50

Lena

German Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Liliana

Latin Top 100

Lucy

Latin Top 50

Lena

German Beautiful But Not Top 100

Iris

Greek Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Latin origin; works universally across cultures

People Also Ask

Direct reference to the lily flower, symbolizing purity, rebirth, and majesty across Christian and classical symbolism.

Lily is currently ranked #24 in the United States. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Lily works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Lily include Liliana, Lucy, Lena, Iris.