Lillian
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lillian
Lillian has ranked among the US Top 100 for the past 20 years, making it Lily's less popular but more grown-up 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 a pet form of Elizabeth, completely independent of Lily. Lilian is another spelling.
Lillian is also given to boys.
Pronounced LIL-yun.
As of October 2026, Lillian ranked #57 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #10 in 1901, Nameberry popularity #179.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #25 | 6,924 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #26 | 6,625 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #28 | 6,385 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #27 | 6,179 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #34 | 5,566 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #37 | 5,126 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #46 | 4,511 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #51 | 4,327 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #50 | 4,256 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #55 | 3,937 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #54 | 3,882 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #57 | 3,966 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Lillian for girls
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Lillian on lists
Famous Lillians
- Lillian Mathilde GenthGirl
American impressionist artist
- Lillian Evelyn Moller GilbrethGirl
American psychologist
- Lillian Diana GishGirl
American actress
- Lillian Florence "Lily" HellmanGirl
American playwright
- Lillian Nordica (born Lillian Allen Norton)Girl
American opera singer
- Lillian RothGirl
American actress and singer
- Lillian Marie (Bounds) DisneyGirl
wife of American mogul Walt Disney
- Castello "Lillian" RandolphGirl
American actress and singer
- Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard)Girl
American actress and singer
- Lillian Jackson BraunGirl
American novelist
- Lillian D. WaldGirl
American nurse and settlement worker
- Lillian Stewart CarlGirl
American novelist
- Lillian HobanGirl
American illustrator
- Lillian Debra WatsonGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Lillian Eva Quan DyckGirl
Canadian Senator
- Lillian Barbara BoardGirl
English Olympic runner
- Lillian Jean Cornell (b. 2000)Girl
daughter of musician Chris Cornell
- Lillian Amanda Luhrmann (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of director Baz Luhrmann
- Lillian Grace 'Lilly' Kaiser (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of actress Tina Yothers and Robert Kaiser
- Lillian Adel Cummins (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of singer Tiffani Wood and Neil Cummins
- Lillian McCormack Morris (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of actress Mary McCormack
- Lillian Catherine Nail (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of singer David Nail; twin brother Lawson Brent
Lillian in pop culture
- Lillian HouseGirl
a character in movie "Manhattan Murder Mystery"
- Lillian ReardenGirl
character in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
- Lillian van der WoodsenGirl
mother of Serena in the Gossip Girl series
- Lillian 'Lil' DeVilleGirl
character in animated TV series "Rugrats" and "All Grown Up"
- Lillian "Lilly" TruscottGirl
Miley's best friend on TV's "Hannah Montana"
- Lillian ShepherdGirl
character in video game Silent Hill: Homecoming
- Lillian "Lily" AldrinGirl
character on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- Lillian KashtupperGirl
character on TV's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'
- Lillian RainesGirl
character on American soap "Guiding Light"
- Lillian DonovanGirl
character in movie "Bridesmaids"
- Lillian "Lily" SalvatoreGirl
character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
- Lillian LuthorGirl
character in DC Comics
- LillianGirl
subject of the song "Red Dirt Girl" by Emmylou Harris
- LillianGirl
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- Lillian AxeGirl
American rock band