🔥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.

# 55 in the US

Lillian Rank in US Top 1000

# 256 on Nameberry

Lillian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lillian Popularity

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

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