Lili is a distinctive choice, ranked #497 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lili in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#497
About the Name Lili
Lili is steadily gaining in popularity, up 62 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #351 in 2004, and it currently sits at #497. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lili is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lili
Unlikely. With around 79 UK babies named Lili per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lili in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lili is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 62 places over the last five years to #497 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lili is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Lili does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Lilis in the wild.
79
UK babies named Lili (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 62 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lili
Likely around 1 other Lili in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lili
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery (then called sex reassignment surgery). Elbe was a painter under her birth name Einar Wegener.