Given name & surname
Lilley
Lilley is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lilley is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lilley is a variant of Lily. An origin associated with Lily is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lilley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 436
- 0 boys · 436 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,206 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,206 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 433 as a first name in 2020; 7,521 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lilley’s family of names
Lilley has a related form in Lily. In English usage, Lilley as a surname has a related form in Lilly. In Greek usage, Lilley as a surname is a transliteration of Λίλλεϋ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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