Given name & surname
Lilo
“one who is generous”
Lilo is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is generous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is generous.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
How it developed
In German use, Lilo is used as an affectionate form of Lieselotte.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lilo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 467
- 5 boys · 462 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,231 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +54%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,231 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 486 as a first name in 2020; 206 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.
Lilo’s family of names
Lilo is an affectionate form of Lieselotte. Lilo has a related form in Lealo. In German usage, Lilo is a diminutive of LISELOTTE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lilo has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hawaiian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lealovariant
- Lieselottefull form
- Li-Lovariant · English
- Liselottefull form · German
- Leilovariant
- Lielovariant
- Leylovariant
- Leelovariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lilo
- Lilo PempeitGerman actress (1922-1993)
- Lilo RamdohrMember of White Rose (1913-2013)
- Lilo WandersGerman transvestite actorborn 1955
- Lilo Rasch-NaegeleGerman artist (1914-1978)
- Lieselotte Seibel-EmmerlingGerman politicianborn 1932
- Lilo PetersGerman painter and sculptor1913–2001
Characters named Lilo: Lilo Pelekai (fictional Hawaiian character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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