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How Rare Is the Name Lily?
Lily is more distinctive on paper than it feels. It ranks 424th of all time in U.S. records, with about 1 in 2,032 people sharing it, which puts it in the Uncommon tier. It was most popular in the 2010s. Here is the full picture, decade by decade, plus a card you can save and share.
- Rarity
- 1 in 2,032
- Tier
- Uncommon
- U.S. rank
- 424th
- Share of people
- 0.0492%
- People named
- 183,046
- Most popular
- the 2010s
Based on U.S. births recorded by the Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today.
About the name Lily
Lily is a flower name, long tied to purity in Western art. It was moderately common around 1900, faded, then returned to the American top twenty in the 2000s and 2010s.
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Frequently asked questions
- How rare is the name Lily?
- Lily is in the Uncommon tier. About 1 in 2,032 people share it, which is 0.0492% of all recorded U.S. names, and it ranks 424th of all time. In total 183,046 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
- Is Lily a rare name?
- Not quite. Lily is uncommon rather than rare. About 1 in 2,032 people share it, ranked 424th of all time, so it leans less common without being genuinely rare.
- How common is the name Lily?
- About 1 in 2,032 people in U.S. records share the name Lily, which is 0.0492% of all recorded names and 424th of all time. That places it in the Uncommon tier.
- Is Lily a boy or girl name?
- In the records, Lily is given almost entirely to girls. Of 183,046 people with the name, 182,901 were girls and 145 were boys.
- When was the name Lily most popular?
- Lily peaked in the 2010s. The bars on the card show its popularity for every decade from 1880 to 2024.