The baby name Liley is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LYE-lee (ˈlaɪli),LEE-lee (ˈliːli).
Liley is English in Origin.
The baby name Liley is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LYE-lee (ˈlaɪli),LEE-lee (ˈliːli).
Liley is English in Origin.
Liley (pronounced LYE-lee, sometimes LIL-ee) sits at the crossroads of floral and toponymic traditions. As a modern spelling cousin of Lily/Lillie, it inherits the Latin lilium "lily," long emblematic of purity and renewal. Equally, Liley matches an English surname from Yorkshire and Hertfordshire place-names in -ley, from Old English leah "woodland clearing, meadow"; in some cases it may mean "Lilla's clearing," from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Lilla.
As a given name, Liley appears sporadically in Britain and North America since the late 19th century through the common practice of adopting family surnames, with a 21st-century upswing alongside Lily variants. It reads gently unisex but leans feminine. Variants and cognates include Lilley, Lillie, Lilly, Lily, Lylie, and Riley/Kiley as sound-alikes. Nicknames: Li, Lil, Lee.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #495 | 38 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #908 | 36 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| United States | Girls | 2014 | #928 | 5 | 9,590 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 24 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
Liley is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:
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