Given name & surname
Luly
“a famous warrior”
In English use, Luly is a diminutive of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Luly is a diminutive of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Luly is a diminutive of Louise. In English usage, Luly is a diminutive of Louisa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5 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 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020; 113 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.
Luly’s family of names
In English usage, Luly is a diminutive of Louise. In English usage, Luly is a diminutive of Louisa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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