🔥Lillian

English from Latin

"lily; pledged to God"

Lillian Origin and Meaning

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

Lillian has ranked among the US Top 50 for the past 20 years, making it Lily's less popular but more grownup cousin.

A Top 10 name at the turn of the last century, the heyday of Lillian Gish and Lillian Russell, Lillian is more recently a member of the trending double-L group of girls' names that includes choices like Leila and Lorelei.

Along with Lily itself, of course, In fact, many parents choose Lillian as a formal name that leads to the nickname Lily or Lilly.

TV actress Mary McCormack and director Baz Luhrmann both have daughters named Lillian.

Lillian may have originated as as a pet form of Elizabeth, completely independent of Lily. Lilian is another spelling.

Lillian Rank in US Top 1000

# 55 in the US

Lillian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 198 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lillian

• 55 US 2023
• 198 Nameberry 2025
• 86 Canada 2023
• 88 Future 2035
• 354 England 2023
• 86 Australia 2016

20 Names Similar to Lillian

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• Madeline
• Isabel
• Nina
• Juliette
• Annabel
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• Vivian
• Eve
• Eva
• Lydia
• Adele
• Camilla
• Natalie
• Elsa
• Camille
• Bridget
• Julia
• Elise

Famous People Named Lillian

• Lillian Mathilde Genth American impressionist artist
• Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth American psychologist
• Lillian Diana Gish American actress
• Lillian Florence "Lily" Hellman American playwright
• Lillian Nordica (born Lillian Allen Norton) American opera singer
• Lillian Roth American actress and singer
• Lillian Marie (Bounds) Disney wife of American mogul Walt Disney
• Castello "Lillian" Randolph American actress and singer
• Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard) American actress and singer
• Lillian Jackson Braun American novelist
• Lillian D. Wald American nurse and settlement worker
• Lillian Stewart Carl American novelist
• Lillian Hoban American illustrator
• Lillian Debra Watson American Olympic swimmer
• Lillian Eva Quan Dyck Canadian Senator
• Lillian Barbara Board English Olympic runner
• Lillian Jean Cornell (b. 2000) daughter of musician Chris Cornell
• Lillian Amanda Luhrmann (b. 2003) daughter of director Baz Luhrmann
• Lillian Grace 'Lilly' Kaiser (b. 2005) daughter of actress Tina Yothers and Robert Kaiser
• Lillian Adel Cummins (b. 2008) daughter of singer Tiffani Wood and Neil Cummins
• Lillian McCormack Morris (b. 2011) daughter of actress Mary McCormack
• Lillian Catherine Nail (b. 2015) daughter of singer David Nail; twin brother Lawson Brent

The name Lillian in Pop Culture

• Lillian House a character in movie "Manhattan Murder Mystery"
• Lillian Rearden character in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
• Lillian van der Woodsen mother of Serena in the Gossip Girl series
• Lillian 'Lil' DeVille character in animated TV series "Rugrats" and "All Grown Up"
• Lillian "Lilly" Truscott Miley's best friend on TV's "Hannah Montana"
• Lillian Shepherd character in video game Silent Hill: Homecoming
• Lillian "Lily" Aldrin character on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
• Lillian Kashtupper character on TV's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'
• Lillian Raines character on American soap "Guiding Light"
• Lillian Donovan character in movie "Bridesmaids"
• Lillian "Lily" Salvatore character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Lillian Luthor character in DC Comics
• Lillian subject of the song "Red Dirt Girl" by Emmylou Harris
• Lillian character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Lillian Axe American rock band