Given name
Lillyan
“resembling the lily”
Lillyan is a variant of Lillian. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lillyan 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 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lillyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,426
- 0 boys · 2,426 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 193 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,142 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,142 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 193 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,713 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lillyan’s family of names
Lillyan has a related form in Lillian.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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