Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lilou 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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lilou through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 362
- 0 boys · 362 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,349 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,349 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lilou’s family of names
In Greek usage, Lilou as a surname is a transliteration of Λήλου. In Greek usage, Lilou as a surname is a transliteration of Λίλου.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lilou
- Lilou WadouxFrench racing driverborn 2001
- Lilou LluísSpanish synchronized swimmerborn 2006
- Lilou RuelFrench parkour artist (b. 2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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