705,809births recorded
16Countries
13Variants
2011Peak · Scotland
#1Ireland 2025
Lily is a girl name family recorded 705,809 times in 16 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Ireland (#1 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Scotland in 2011, at 1,336.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Lilia (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Lily
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily | English | 189,789 | 🇺🇸 United States | #18 | 2011 | ▲ 11 % |
| Lily | English | 75,197 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2 | 2011 | ▶ 1 % |
| Lily | English | 24,605 | 🇫🇷 France | #70 | 2011 | ▼ 25 % |
| Lily | English | 9,361 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #15 | 2011 | ▼ 18 % |
| Lily | English | 8,235 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #9 | 2010 | – |
| Lily | English | 6,563 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #1 | 2011 | ▲ 20 % |
| Lillie | English | 159,791 | 🇺🇸 United States | #675 | 1890 | ▼ 12 % |
| Lillie | English | 8,117 | 🏴 England & Wales | #227 | 2011 | ▼ 30 % |
| Lillie | English | 547 | 🏴 Scotland | #151 | 2017 | ▲ 31 % |
| Lillie | English | 389 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1585 | 1917 | ▼ 35 % |
| Lillie | English | 319 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #247 | 2016 | ▲ 28 % |
| Lillie | English | 219 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | #161 | 2023 | ▼ 11 % |
| Lilly | English | 66,752 | 🇺🇸 United States | #252 | 2011 | ▼ 42 % |
| Lilly | English | 22,084 | 🏴 England & Wales | #129 | 2011 | ▼ 59 % |
| Lilly | English | 5,110 | 🇫🇷 France | #806 | 2011 | ▼ 66 % |
| Lilly | English | 1,843 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 2009 | – |
| Lilly | English | 1,558 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #280 | 2011 | ▼ 44 % |
| Lilly | English | 1,416 | 🏴 Scotland | #83 | 2011 | ▼ 30 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 17,987 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2402 | 1927 | ▼ 36 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 14,319 | 🇺🇸 United States | #859 | 2025 | ▲ 24 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 13,225 | 🇫🇷 France | #193 | 2011 | ▼ 28 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 2,996 | 🏴 England & Wales | #468 | 2007 | ▼ 13 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 862 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #124 | 2023 | ▲ 29 % |
| Lilia | Italian | 384 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #309 | 2023 | ▲ 6 % |
| Lili | German | 7,450 | 🇫🇷 France | #570 | 2008 | ▼ 62 % |
| Lili | German | 3,862 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2778 | 2003 | ▲ 16 % |
| Lili | German | 2,225 | 🏴 England & Wales | #551 | 2004 | ▲ 10 % |
| Lili | German | 975 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1933 | – |
| Lili | German | 554 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #449 | 2010 | ▼ 21 % |
| Lili | German | 326 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #424 | 2007 | ▲ 48 % |
| Lilya | French | 6,390 | 🇫🇷 France | #233 | 2020 | ▼ 20 % |
| Lilya | French | 599 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4661 | 2021 | ▲ 47 % |
| Lilya | French | 491 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #134 | 2025 | ▲ 93 % |
| Lilya | French | 185 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2277 | 2023 | ▲ 195 % |
| Lilya | French | 72 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #901 | 2018 | ▲ 33 % |
| Lilya | French | 23 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2022 | – |
| Lilli | English | 3,383 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3903 | 2006 | ▼ 43 % |
| Lilli | English | 1,164 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3705 | 2004 | ▼ 57 % |
| Lilli | English | 365 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1943 | – |
| Lilli | English | 198 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2009 | ▼ 21 % |
| Lilli | English | 57 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 2005 | – |
| Lilli | English | 20 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2007 | – |
| Liliya | Italian | 3,898 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #366 | 1990 | ▼ 41 % |
| Liliya | Italian | 608 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 2024 | ▲ 37 % |
| Liliya | Italian | 116 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3034 | 2024 | ▲ 9 % |
| Liliya | Italian | 45 | 🇫🇷 France | #6101 | 2025 | ▲ 27 % |
| Liliya | Italian | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1987 | – |
| Lylia | French | 3,880 | 🇫🇷 France | #495 | 2015 | ▼ 43 % |
| Lylia | French | 425 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2013 | ▼ 61 % |
| Lylia | French | 212 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #346 | 2025 | ▲ 18 % |
| Lylia | French | 22 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1934 | – |
| Lylia | French | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2015 | – |
| Lilie | French | 2,690 | 🇫🇷 France | #1394 | 2011 | ▼ 73 % |
| Lilie | French | 1,473 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 1904 | ▲ 20 % |
| Lilie | French | 149 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2011 | – |
| Lilie | French | 46 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2010 | – |
| Lillia | English | 2,633 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2998 | 1895 | ▼ 2 % |
| Lillia | English | 1,037 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1051 | 2007 | ▼ 35 % |
| Lillia | English | 165 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1994 | – |
| Lillia | English | 14 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2013 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Lily ↔ Lilly — checked by hand
- Lily ↔ Lili — checked by hand
- Lily ↔ Lilli — checked by hand
- Lillie ↔ Lilly — verified against linguistic sources
- Lilia ↔ Lili — verified against linguistic sources
- Lilya ↔ Lily — verified against linguistic sources
- Lilia ↔ Liliya — spelling variant
- Lilia ↔ Lylia — spelling variant
- Lilia ↔ Lillia — spelling variant
- Lillie ↔ Lilie — spelling variant
- Lillie ↔ Lylie — spelling variant
- Lily ↔ Lyly — spelling variant
Questions about Lily
How popular is the name Lily?
In 2025 it ranked #1 in Ireland. Official registers record 705,809 births across 16 countries.
What is Lily in other languages?
Lillie (English); Lilly (English); Lilia (Italian); Lili (German); Lilya (French); Lilli (English); Liliya (Italian); Lylia (French); Lilie (French); Lillia (English).
When was Lily most popular?
It peaked in Scotland in 2011, at 1,336.2 births per 100,000.
Is Lily a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Lily is a girl name.