Given name

Tigerlily

“an orange flower with black spots”

Tigerlily is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “an orange flower with black spots.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One English interpretation is “an orange flower with black spots.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tigerlily through the years

Babies since 1880
365
0 boys · 365 girls
Most popular year
2016
27 babies
2025
14
#7,857 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−29%
Easing
0510152020002025Highest share 20168.7
Tigerlily in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1998–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,857 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 271 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.

Tigerlily’s family of names

Tigerlily has a related form in Tiger Lily. Tigerlily has a related form in Tigerlili. Tigerlily has a related form in Tigerlilie.

Walk Tigerlily’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 7

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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