Given name & surname
Lillie
“resembling the lily”
Lillie is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.” In English use, Lillie is an affectionate form of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lillie is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.” In English use, Lillie is an affectionate form of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lillie is a variant of Lily. An origin associated with Lily is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Lillie is an affectionate form of Lillian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lillie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159,791
- 873 boys · 158,918 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 3,277 babies
- 2025
- 420
- #676 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 420 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 676 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,262 in 1919. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 36,984 as a first name in 2020; 4,030 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.
Lillie’s family of names
In English usage, Lillie is an affectionate form of Lillian. Lillie has a related form in Lily. In English usage, Lillie has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lilli.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lillie
- Lillian Moller GilbrethAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972)
- Lillie LangtryBritish actress (1853-1929)
- Lillie LeatherwoodAmerican athletics competitor (born 1964)
- Lillie Devereux BlakeAmerican activist, reformer, writer (1833–1913)
- Lillie P. BlissAmerican art collector and patron (1864–1931)
- Lillie HaywardAmerican screenwriter (1891-1977)
- Lillie Hitchcock CoitAmerican philanthropist (1843–1929)
Characters named Lillie: Lillie (Pokémon Sun and Moon).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lillie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lilla
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