Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lillye 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 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lillye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 0 boys · 60 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 8 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 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1920.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lillye’s family of names
Lillye may belong to the same name family as Lilly. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Lillye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Linnie
“one who is soft and beauti-”
>99% girls
Lizzie
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Lilla
Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
>99% girls
Lorene
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
>99% girls
Ione
“resembling the violet flower”
>99% girls
Loraine
>99% girls
Lennie
“having the strength of a lion”
12% boys · 88% girls