The baby name Lillie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee (IPA: /ˈlɪli/).
Lillie is English in Origin.
The baby name Lillie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIL-ee (IPA: /ˈlɪli/).
Lillie is English in Origin.
An English feminine given name, Lillie is a vintage spelling of the floral name Lily. The word traces to Middle English lilie, via Old French, from Latin lilium (ultimately Greek leirion), the lily flower long emblematic of purity, renewal, and devotion in European art and Christian iconography.
Used independently and as a pet form of Lillian, Lillie blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the Victorian craze for nature names; actress and socialite Lillie Langtry helped cement the spelling in the public eye. Today it reads sweet and antique beside streamlined Lily, which dominates contemporary charts, while Lillie remains the rarer, genteel variant. Related forms include Lily, Lilly, Lili, Lilli, and Lilia; longer elaborations are Lilian/Lillian, Liliana, and the Scottish Lilias, with cognates such as Russian Liliya and Nordic/Slavic Lilja. Common nicknames are Lil and Lils.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #160 | 20 | 1,568 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2023 | #169 | 22 | 419 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #269 | 17 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #408 | 4 | 3,279 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #531 | 416 | 8,487 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,090 | 52 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
Lillie is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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