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.

Lilian Rank in US Top 1000

# 575 in the US

Lilian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1697 on Nameberry

Lilian Popularity

• 575 US 2022
• 1697 Nameberry 2024
• 830 Future 2028
• 622 England 2021
• 347 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Lilian

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

• Lillian
• Liliosa
• Julie
• Peggy
• Wilma
• Liliana
• Tilda
• Lolita
• Marianne
• Lilja
• Leni
• Katarina
• Freda
• Thelma
• Gloria
• Johanna
• Lilah
• Laura
• Bernice
• Morrison

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

Lilian in Pop Culture

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