Names like Lillian

In 2025, 3,966 girls born in the US were named Lillian, #57 among girls' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 85 of those 146 years.

Its best rank was #10, every year from 1898 to 1901.

The most births in one year were 10,049, in 1920.

Births fell 40% from 6,628 in 2015.

10 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Lillian's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #32
2. 1890
   #19
3. 1900
   #10
4. 1910
   #14
5. 1920
   #18
6. 1930
   #44
7. 1940
   #97
8. 1950
   #156
9. 1960
   #222
10. 1970
    #334
11. 1980
    #423
12. 1990
    #365
13. 2000
    #129
14. 2010
    #22
15. 2020
    #46
16. 2025
    #57

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Lillian's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.