Lilian

Alternate spelling of Lillian, English

"lily; pledged to God"

Lilian Origin and Meaning

The name Lilian is a girl's name of English origin meaning "lily; pledged to God".

Lilian is the far less popular than the 'Lillian' spelling. To avoid a lifetime of mistakes and misspellings, we suggest you go with the Lillian spelling, which also looks more polished on paper. Whichever spelling you prefer, these names are benefitting from the fashion for girls' names starting with L.

In Sweden, Lilian is a royal name through Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, who was born Lillian Davies. In honor of her, it is also the middle name of two young Swedish princesses.

Lilian Rank in US Top 1000

# 558 in the US

Lilian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1546 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lilian

• 558 US 2023
• 1546 Nameberry 2025
• 830 Future 2028
• 763 England 2023
• 347 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Lilian

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lilian.

• Emilie
• Lynn
• Dana
• Colleen
• Annelise
• Hanna
• Lilianna
• Julianne
• Kirsten
• Geneveve
• Elisa
• Betsie
• Michaela
• Renee
• Clare
• Lea
• Shelby
• Shannon
• Daniéle
• Leigh

Famous People Named Lilian

• (Mary) Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine second Queen consort of Leopold III of the Belgians
• Lilian May Davies Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halland; wife of Prince Bertil
• Lilian Bland British aviator and builder of the first powered aircraft in Ireland
• Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape) German,British actress
• (Emily) Lilian Whiting American journalist and author
• Lilian Annette Garcia Puerto Rican,American singer and wrestling ring announcer
• Lilian Lee Chinese novelist
• Lilian Mary Baylis English theater producer
• Lilian Hardy English actress
• Lilian Bryner Swiss racing driver
• Lilian Maria Johanna Sibertha Helder Dutch politician
• Lilian Winstanley British scholar, academic and writer
• Leonore Lilian Maria Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland
• (Lilian) Anette Börjesson Swedish footballer and badminton player

The name Lilian in Pop Culture

• Lilian character from TV series "Flash Gordon"
• Lilian Kaushtupper character from TV series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

International Variations of the name Lilian

• Lilis Greek
• Lelya Russian
• Lilya Finnish
• Lilia Hawaiian
• Liliya Russian
• Lili German
• Liliosa Spanish
• Lilika Greek
• Lilli German
• Lilieana Hawaiian
• Lilja Finnish
• Liliane French
• Liljana Polish
• Liliana Spanish
• Lilias Spanish