The baby name Lyly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee); sometimes /ˈliːli/ (LEE-lee).
Lyly is English in Origin.
The baby name Lyly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee); sometimes /ˈliːli/ (LEE-lee).
Lyly is English in Origin.
Lyly is a modern respelling of Lily, ultimately rooted in Latin lilium via Old French, and linked to the lily flower’s long-standing symbolism of purity, innocence, and renewal. The English given name Lily rose in the 19th century with the vogue for botanical names and Christian Marian imagery; Lyly circulates internationally today as a contemporary variant.
Variant forms include Lily, Lili, Lilly, Lillie, and Lylie; related names are Lilian/Lillian, Liliana, and Liliane. The name also has a literary echo through Elizabethan writer John Lyly, whose surname lends the spelling historical visibility. In a separate tradition, Finnish lyly is a surname and a common noun for a traditional wooden ski made from dense pine, suggesting glide and resilience, and appears occasionally as a given name in Finland, sometimes used unisex. Lyly can therefore carry both the delicate floral meaning and a Nordic, outdoorsy undertone.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | 0 | #3 | 1 | 102 | |
| KH | Girls | 0 | #6 | 1 | 148 |
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #33 | 2 | 903 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #242 | 10 | 7,056 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #256 | 21 | 8,139 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| EG | 0 | #388 | 13 | 6,387 | |
| MX | 0 | #396 | 18 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| DZ | 0 | #458 | 1,129 | 20,130 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #477 | 22 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #479 | 27 | 7,500 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #487 | 18 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #490 | 51 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #498 | 18 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 14 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #525 | 29 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #531 | 509 | 14,742 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #555 | 32 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #567 | 9 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #580 | 20 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #592 | 20 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #599 | 17 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #696 | 33 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #734 | 96 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #794 | 58 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #853 | 349 | 17,781 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #861 | 26 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #868 | 76 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #877 | 59 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #892 | 50 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #896 | 99 | 24,821 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #927 | 57 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2007 | #950 | 7 | 10,181 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #956 | 123 | 16,140 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,109 | 20 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,121 | 21 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,292 | 155 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Lyly is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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