Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lylian 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lylian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 379
- 0 boys · 379 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,254 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,254 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 397 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.
Lylian’s family of names
Lylian may belong to the same name family as LLYLIAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lylian
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lylian, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lilianna
“resembling the lily”
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Lilliana
“resembling the lily”
>99% girls
Iliana
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Lilly
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>99% girls
Lila
“born at night” · “resembling a lily”
>99% girls
Laney
“one who takes the narrow path”
>99% girls
Livia
“one who protects others” · “from the olive tree”
>99% girls
Laila
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls