Lilian Name Popularity

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How popular is Lilian?

Ranking 613th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lilian is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #367 in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 784 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Lilian in any given year was 8 in 1952.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lilian occurred roughly during the years 1886-1889, 1892-1895, 1909-1918, 1929-1932, 1938-1941, 1954-1960, 1971-1974, 1977-1981, 1983-1991, and 1992-2006, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1920-1925, 1926-1929, and 1933-1936.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Lilian be?

Lilian's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Lilian has dropped.

The name Lilian still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Lilian (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		491	613
2017		506	590
2016		557	560
2015		641	497
2014		617	505
2013		603	496
2012		675	463
2011		646	460
2010		681	453
2009		728	436
2008		730	435
2007		784	418
2006		723	441
2005		650	474
2004		541	526
2003		497	557
2002		439	588
2001		359	694
2000		328	708
1999		265	820
1998		264	807
1997		213	937
1996		186	1,011
1995		151	1,155
1994		143	1,226
1993		155	1,146
1992		129	1,307
1991		163	1,105
1990		147	1,174
1989		97	1,491
1988		99	1,413
1987		89	1,462
1986		62	1,828
1985		66	1,737
1984		68	1,625
1983		60	1,783
1982		58	1,862
1981		65	1,746
1980		53	1,994
1979		53	1,960
1978		51	1,927
1977		40	2,284
1976		50	1,855
1975		42	2,081
1974		61	1,570
1973		50	1,759
1972		45	1,870
1971		39	2,126
1970		42	1,995
1969		39	2,015
1968		38	1,960
1967		35	1,991
1966		34	2,000
1965		30	2,184
1964		24	2,568
1963		22	2,666
1962		25	2,442
1961		26	2,389
1960		42	1,755
1959		30	2,089
1958		27	2,191
1957		22	2,457
1956		18	2,779
1955		19	2,594
1954		15	2,962
1953		18	2,559
1952		8	4,317
1951		18	2,440
1950		15	2,723
1949		16	2,582
1948		11	3,255
1947		21	2,169
1946		12	2,971
1945		10	3,030
1944		17	2,160
1943		21	1,926
1942		14	2,485
1941		19	1,926
1940		13	2,371
1939		13	2,364
1938		8	3,331
1937		8	3,312
1936		17	1,922
1935		14	2,255
1934		16	2,049
1933		23	1,578
1932		30	1,364
1931		24	1,574
1930		20	1,845
1929		16	2,140
1928		32	1,383
1927		31	1,472
1926		48	1,090
1925		38	1,280
1924		42	1,236
1923		51	1,072
1922		60	963
1921		54	1,026
1920		81	810
1919		67	854
1918		105	704
1917		77	789
1916		85	732
1915		75	765
1914		53	799
1913		55	705
1912		53	693
1911		34	748
1910		33	747
1909		30	741
1908		32	688
1907		29	704
1906		28	696
1905		28	676
1904		28	661
1903		36	545
1902		18	836
1901		23	673
1900		30	648
1899		19	745
1898		33	564
1897		26	604
1896		37	482
1895		42	439
1894		22	636
1893		28	525
1892		24	572
1891		28	492
1890		21	575
1889		31	435
1888		22	541
1887		16	573
1886		24	445
1885		22	454
1884		22	432
1883		17	473
1882		24	367
1881		16	425
1880		19	380

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.