Lilly
Meaning: “lily”
About the name Lilly
Lilly is a girl name with English roots, meaning “lily”. It is related to Lily, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a modern, nature feel. In 2025, Lilly ranked #252 for girls in the US, with 1,218 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2010. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Lilly were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Lily, which comes from the English word “lily”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Lilly”, “Lily”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #252
- In 2015
- #139
- Babies in 2025
- 1,218
Popularity of Lilly, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Lilly
- Ansley“hermitage + woodland clearing, glade”
- Bexley“box tree + wood”
- Blakely“black + woodland clearing”
- Hadlee“heath + woodland clearing”
- Hadleigh“heath + woodland clearing”
- Hailee“hay + wood, clearing”
- Hailie“hay + wood, clearing”
- Haylee“hay + wood, clearing”
- Lily“Lily flower; purity”
- Oaklyn“oak + woodland clearing, glade”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.