Given name & surname
Lillis
“resembling the lily”
Lillis is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lillis is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Explained through its name family
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
Lillis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 637
- 0 boys · 637 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020; 2,118 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.
Lillis’s family of names
Lillis has a related form in Lillian. In Greek usage, Lillis as a surname is a transliteration of Λίλλης. In Greek usage, Lillis as a surname is a transliteration of Λιλλής.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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