Latin lilium, the lily, a symbol of purity — lily flower. A Victorian flower name and a medieval nickname for Elizabeth.
Lily ranks 18th among American girls in 2025, with 6,673 born that year. Its best year was 2011, when 8,199 babies were given the name, ranking 15th. The typical living American called Lily is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.