Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lilian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lilian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

786

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

31%

2024

542

All-time

19,925

Lilian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 786 girls were named Lilian.

In 2024, only 542 girls were given the name.

Down 31% from its peak.

All told, about 19,925 Americans have been named Lilian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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