Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lillian

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

10,049

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

61.4%

2024

3,882

All-time

471,024

Lillian is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 10,049 girls were named Lillian.

In 2024, only 3,882 girls were given the name.

Down 61.4% from its peak.

All told, about 471,024 Americans have been named Lillian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

192010,049 girls named Lillian

20243,882 girls named Lillian

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