Lily

English flower name

"lily"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Lily Origin and Meaning

The name Lily is a girl's name of English origin meaning "lily".

Lily came into use as a given name as a direct influence of the flower. The floral name was derived from the Latin lilium, itself derived from the Greek leirion. Lily later became an adjective to describe whiteness and purity.

Lily is the most popular of the popular delicate century-old flower names now making a return, thanks to its many irresistible attributes: a cool elegance and a lovely sound, a symbol of purity and innocence, and a role in Christian imagery.

Lily is a favorite of celebrity parents, including Chris O'Donnell, Kate Beckinsale, Greg Kinnear, Fred Savage, and Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis (who made it a double bouquet, with Lily-Rose). The more proper Lillian is also rising in popularity, though Lily has long stood on its own.

Lily is an authors' favorite, some notable example being Lily Bart, the main character of Edith Wharton's House of Mirth, Lily Owens in The Secret Life of Bees and both mother and daughter of Harry Potter. Other current bearers are Lily Tomlin, singer Lily Allen, and actress Lily James. Two one-time starbaby Lilys are now celebrities on their own: Lily Collins, daughter of Phil, and Lily Rabe, daughter of Jill Clayburgh and David Rabe.

Lily is currently quite popular in Scotland, England, and Wales.

# 30 in the US

Lily Rank in US Top 1000

# 60 on Nameberry

Lily Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lily Popularity

30US2022
60Nameberry2023
135Future2028
7England2021
11Scotland2022
5Ireland2022
11Australia2022
5New Zealand2022
75France2022
46Netherlands2022
16Denmark2022
32Belgium2022
111Switzerland2022
5Dogs2022
2Cats2022
9Canada2022

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Famous People Named Lily

Mary Jean "Lily" TomlinAmerican actress and comedian
Lily Jane CollinsBritish,American actress and model; daughter of singer Phil Collins
Lily Maud AldridgeAmerican supermodel
Lily Rose Beatrice AllenEnglish singer
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson "Lily James"English actress
Lily Luahana ColeEnglish model
Lily May LovelessEnglish actress
Lily Monica DonaldsonEnglish model
Lily RabeAmerican actress
Susan Mary "Lily" YeatsIrish embroiderer
Lily YehChinese artist

Lily Camille McMenamyEnglish model and actress
Lily Omundsondaughter of actor Timothy Omundson
Lily Fraser (b. 1989)daughter of actors Hugh Fraser and Belinda Lang
Lily Grace Atkinson (b. 1995)daughter of actor Rowan Atkinson
LilyMae Evans, English actress
Lily Platt (b. 1995)daughter of actor Oliver Platt
Lily Armstrong (b. 1996)daughter of actor Curtis Armstrong
Lily "Remy" Weinstein (b. 1997)daughter of film producer Harvey Weinstein and Eve Chilton
Lily Moore (b. 1998)daughter of guitarist Gary Moore
Lily Anne O'Donnell (b. 1999)daughter of actor Chris O'Donnell

LilyRose Melody Depp (b. 1999), daughter of actor Johnny Depp and model Vanessa Paradis
Lily Mo BeckinsaleSheen (b. 1999), daughter of actors Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen
Lily Cye Coleman (b. 2000)daughter of composer Cy Coleman
Lily Pearl Black (b. 2001)daughter of singer Clint Black and actress Lisa Hartman Black
LilyRose Purcell (b. 2003), daughter of actor Dominic Purcell; twin brother Augustus
Lily Dolores Harris (b. 2003)daughter of actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
Lily Margaret Brant (b. 2004)daughter of model Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant
Lily Katherine Kinnear (b. 2004)daughter of actor Greg Kinnear
LilyRose Womack (b. 2005), daughter of actors Mark Womack and Samantha Janus
LilyRose Chabal (b. 2005), daughter of rugby player Sebastien Chabal

Lily Aster Gottfried (b. 2007)daughter of American comedian Gilbert Gottfried
Lily Aerin Savage (b. 2008)daughter of actor Fred Savage
Lily Greenfield (b. 2009)daughter of actor Max Greenfield
Lily Hannigan (b. 2010)daughter of actress Pia Miranda and singer Luke Hannigan of Lo,Tel
Lily Bloom Iero (b. 2010)daughter of musician Frank Iero; twin of Cherry
Lily Abigail Brandt (b. 2010)daughter of country music singer Paul Brandt
Lily Bennington (b. 2011)daughter of singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and model Talinda Bennington; twin sister Lila
Lily Rose Gagné (b. 2011)daughter of ice hockey player Simon Gagné
Lily Tergesen (b. 2012)daughter of actor Lee Tergesen
Lily Christina Lloyd (b. 2012)daughter of actor Gareth David,Lloyd

Lily Georgina Walker (b. 2013)daughter of television personality Brooke Anderson
Lily Forsberg (b. 2014)daughter of ice hockey player Peter Forsberg
Lily Grace Victoria Rothschild (b. 2016)daughter of TV personality Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild

Lily in Pop Culture

Lily Briscoecharacter in Virginia Woolf's 'To The Lighthouse'
Lily Evans Pottermother of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter series
Lily Luna Potterdaughter of Harry Potter
Lily Moonoriginal name of Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood
Lily Chencharacter in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments"
Lily Moscovitzcharacter in The Princess Diaries
Lily Aldrincharacter on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
Lily Catherine Hue Magnumdaughter of the title character in TV's "Magnum"
Lily/Summer Robinsoncharacter in "The Cellar" by Natasha Preston
Lily Sloanecharacter in movie "Star Trek: First Contact"
Princess Lilycharacter in "Princess of the Midnight Ball" by Jessica Day George

Princess Lilycharacter in "Entwined" by Heather Dixon
Lilythe white cat from Kiki's Delivery Service
Lily Bartmain character in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"
Lily Munstervampire character on TV's "The Munsters"
Lily GoldenblattCharlotte's daughter on TV's "Sex and the City"
Lily TuckerPritchett, daughter of Cam and Mitch on TV's "Modern Family"
Lillian "Lily" Celia BassSerena's mother on TV's "Gossip Girl"
Lily Chandlycharacter in "The Basic Eight" by Daniel Handler
Lily Lustercharacter in 2012 film "Passion Play"
Lillian "Lily" Salvatorecharacter on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"

Lilyemployee in the AT&T commercials
Lilymain character in 1982 film "Bayou Romance"
Lillian "Lily" Prescottcharacter on TV's "Hannah Montana" played by Emily Osment
Lily Roe Scottdaughter of Karen Roe and Keith Scott, sister to Lucas Scott on TV's "One Tree Hill"
Lily Bowencharacter in video game 'Fallout: New Vegas'
Lily Mercycharacter in movie "Montana Sky"
Panther Lilycharacter in manga/anime 'Fairy Tail'
Lily Calloway Halecharacter in Krista and Becca Ritchie's Addicted Series
Lily Louda character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Loud House"
Lilysister of Jonas in Lois Lowry's "The Giver"

Lily Steincharacter in DC Universe
Lily Summerscharacter on TV's "Switched at Birth" played by Rachel Shenton
Lily Saylorcharacter in movie "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" played by Ruth Wilson
Lilya Japanese Vocaloid.
Lilya frog villager from “Animal Crossing”