Lilly sits comfortably in the UK charts at #130 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#130
US Rank #259
About the Name Lilly
Lilly is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 39 places over five years. Its high point was #27 in 2011, and it now sits at #130. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 19 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Lilly is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #259 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lilly
Unlikely. With around 375 UK babies named Lilly per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lilly in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lilly has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 39 places in the last five years. Its peak was #27 in 2011. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Lilly is more popular in the UK (#130) than in the US (#259). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lilly include: Kristine Lilly — Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is an American former professional soccer player.; Lilly Palmer — Sonja Rauschenbach, known professionally as Lilly Palmer, is a German techno music DJ and record producer..
Lilly appears in the US top 500 at #259 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
375
UK babies named Lilly (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↓ 39 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lilly
Likely around 1 other Lilly in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lilly
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
John Lilly may refer to: John C. Lilly, American physician, psychoanalyst and writer John Lilly (computer scientist), former chief executive officer of the Mozilla Corporation John Lilly (priest), Archdeacon of Hereford John Lilly (writer) (c.
Eli Lilly was an American Union Army officer, pharmacist, chemist, and businessman who founded Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and recruited a company of men to serve with him in the 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery.
John Cunningham Lilly was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, and inventor. He was a member of a group of counterculture thinkers that included Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and Werner Erhard, all frequent visitors to the Lilly home.
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is an American former professional soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport, gaining her 354th and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in November 2010.
Lilly Frazer previously Lilly Grove became Lilly, Lady Frazer born Elisabeth Johanna de Boys Adelsdorfer was a French born British writer and translator.