Lilian
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lilian
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 for boys
In France, Lilian is the masculine form of Liliane or Lilianne, and has been surprisingly popular there in recent years. In the Top 500 since the 1930s, Lilian reached a peak of #60 for boys in France in 2006.
Pronounced LIL-yun.
As of October 2026, Lilian ranked #560 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #367 in 1882.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #504 | 620 | 347.1 |
| 2015 | #497 | 641 | 359.1 |
| 2016 | #559 | 560 | 316 |
| 2017 | #589 | 508 | 294.2 |
| 2018 | #612 | 494 | 290.4 |
| 2019 | #602 | 502 | 299.1 |
| 2020 | #656 | 439 | 271.6 |
| 2021 | #639 | 464 | 282.8 |
| 2022 | #576 | 519 | 316.4 |
| 2023 | #558 | 543 | 338.4 |
| 2024 | #558 | 542 | 334.5 |
| 2025 | #560 | 537 | 334.1 |
World rankings
Lilian for girls
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Famous Lilians
- (Mary) Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine GhislaineGirl
second Queen consort of Leopold III of the Belgians
- Lilian May DaviesGirl
Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halland; wife of Prince Bertil
- Lilian BlandGirl
British aviator and builder of the first powered aircraft in Ireland
- Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape)Girl
German,British actress
- (Emily) Lilian WhitingGirl
American journalist and author
- Lilian Annette GarciaGirl
Puerto Rican,American singer and wrestling ring announcer
- Lilian LeeGirl
Chinese novelist
- Lilian Mary BaylisGirl
English theater producer
- Lilian HardyGirl
English actress
- Lilian BrynerGirl
Swiss racing driver
- Lilian Maria Johanna Sibertha HelderGirl
Dutch politician
- Lilian WinstanleyGirl
British scholar, academic and writer
- Leonore Lilian MariaGirl
Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland
- (Lilian) Anette BörjessonGirl
Swedish footballer and badminton player
Lilian in pop culture
- LilianGirl
character from TV series "Flash Gordon"
- Lilian KaushtupperGirl
character from TV series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"