Given name

Lillain

Lillain is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Lillain isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lillain through the years

Babies since 1880
28
0 boys · 28 girls
Most popular year
1895
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Lillain in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1895–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Similar names

If you love Lillain, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Lellie

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Lizie

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>99% girls

Italian

Lisetta

Lisetta is a feminine given name from Italian.

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>99% girls

 

Litta

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>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Lyde

Lyde is a surname.

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>99% girls

 

Lidie

“woman from Lydia” · “a beautiful woman from Lydia”

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>99% girls

 

Lepha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Lunie

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lillain’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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