Lily Name Popularity
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How popular is Lily?
Ranking 31st in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lily is very popular.Currently in the top 50, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #15 in 2011 with 8,180 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Lily was 41 in 1880.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lily occurred roughly during the years 1881-1885, 1906-1915, 1952-1955, 1978-1981, 1983-1988, and 1989-2008, whereas 2014-2017 were years of successive downward movement.
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.
How popular will Lily be?
Lily's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. however, the number of children named Lily lately has dropped.
The name Lily is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Lily (Girl) | Lily (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 5,706 | 31 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 5,837 | 33 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 6,592 | 24 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 6,661 | 25 | 7 | 10,184 |
| 2014 | | 6,773 | 27 | 7 | 10,284 |
| 2013 | | 6,989 | 27 | 5 | 13,260 |
| 2012 | | 7,960 | 16 | 12 | 6,868 |
| 2011 | | 8,180 | 15 | 7 | 10,311 |
| 2010 | | 7,986 | 17 | 9 | 8,517 |
| 2009 | | 8,098 | 18 | 8 | 9,525 |
| 2008 | | 8,118 | 24 | 9 | 8,728 |
| 2007 | | 7,497 | 27 | 9 | 8,640 |
| 2006 | | 6,767 | 33 | 7 | 10,215 |
| 2005 | | 6,088 | 39 | 17 | 4,943 |
| 2004 | | 5,401 | 53 | 21 | 4,201 |
| 2003 | | 4,434 | 69 | 6 | 10,351 |
| 2002 | | 3,834 | 79 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 3,195 | 103 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 2,733 | 124 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 2,123 | 152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 1,751 | 169 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 1,355 | 220 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 1,092 | 261 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 852 | 320 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 647 | 391 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 556 | 450 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 523 | 471 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 470 | 503 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 396 | 584 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 416 | 546 | 6 | 7,532 |
| 1988 | | 399 | 548 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 309 | 623 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 292 | 634 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 241 | 716 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 224 | 732 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 206 | 778 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 206 | 788 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 223 | 739 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 187 | 835 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 150 | 966 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 111 | 1,151 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 107 | 1,163 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 133 | 960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 122 | 1,002 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 107 | 1,091 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 103 | 1,101 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 140 | 900 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 122 | 1,016 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 126 | 992 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 116 | 1,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 99 | 1,062 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 94 | 1,078 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 112 | 963 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 94 | 1,081 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 133 | 906 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 123 | 955 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 119 | 983 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 128 | 956 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 127 | 948 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 127 | 930 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 149 | 831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 149 | 834 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 159 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 164 | 742 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 144 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 130 | 807 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 134 | 773 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 134 | 762 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 135 | 741 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 131 | 749 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 139 | 712 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 138 | 729 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 122 | 737 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 142 | 607 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 154 | 593 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 160 | 596 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 173 | 562 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 166 | 547 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 186 | 509 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 168 | 518 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 195 | 475 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 178 | 492 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 202 | 449 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 210 | 445 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 216 | 442 | 5 | 3,984 |
| 1933 | | 242 | 412 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 245 | 420 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 268 | 398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 304 | 389 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 302 | 387 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 346 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 365 | 355 | 5 | 4,537 |
| 1926 | | 344 | 362 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 363 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 409 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 418 | 317 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 418 | 317 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 407 | 326 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 386 | 331 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 368 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 388 | 326 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 330 | 347 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 373 | 313 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 343 | 321 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 252 | 331 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 212 | 330 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 245 | 291 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 130 | 351 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 154 | 310 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 109 | 344 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 102 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 104 | 342 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 82 | 378 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 134 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 105 | 317 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 95 | 319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 99 | 316 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 89 | 319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 126 | 292 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 115 | 267 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 92 | 326 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 113 | 269 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 100 | 292 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 101 | 280 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 108 | 265 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 83 | 296 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 98 | 268 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 73 | 294 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 96 | 255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 84 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 102 | 229 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 59 | 275 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 75 | 239 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 88 | 201 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 60 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 62 | 231 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 63 | 215 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 46 | 231 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 41 | 241 | < 5 | -- |