Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lily

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

8,192

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

25.6%

2024

6,093

All-time

182,901

Lily 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 2011, when 8,192 girls were named Lily.

In 2024, only 6,093 girls were given the name.

Down 25.6% from its peak.

All told, about 182,901 Americans have been named Lily and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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