Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lilian

#1,033 most common girls' name of all time · #1,847 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,033
Rank overall
#1,847 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
20,470
Since 2016
5,110
Peak year
2007 #417
Best rank
#365 1882
Girls Boys peak 786/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lilian is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 537 — 537 #560
2024 544 — 544 #557
2023 543 — 543 #558
2022 519 — 519 #576
2021 464 — 464 #639
2020 439 — 439 #656
2019 502 — 502 #601
2018 494 — 494 #612
2017 508 — 508 #589
2016 560 — 560 #558
2015 641 — 641 #497
2014 622 — 622 #502
2013 605 — 605 #495
2012 676 — 676 #462
2011 645 — 645 #462
2010 682 — 682 #453
2009 728 — 728 #436
2008 730 — 730 #435
2007 786 — 786 #417
2006 724 — 724 #441
2005 650 — 650 #474
2004 541 — 541 #526
2003 497 — 497 #556
2002 440 — 440 #587
2001 359 — 359 #692
2000 328 — 328 #709
1999 265 — 265 #818
1998 264 — 264 #806
1997 213 — 213 #931
1996 186 — 186 #1,010
1995 151 — 151 #1,153
1994 143 — 143 #1,224
1993 155 — 155 #1,143
1992 129 — 129 #1,306
1991 164 — 164 #1,099
1990 147 — 147 #1,168
1989 97 — 97 #1,491
1988 99 — 99 #1,410
1987 89 — 89 #1,459
1986 62 — 62 #1,817
1985 66 — 66 #1,728
1984 68 — 68 #1,617
1983 60 — 60 #1,771
1982 58 — 58 #1,850
1981 65 — 65 #1,734
1980 53 — 53 #1,983
1979 53 — 53 #1,952
1978 51 — 51 #1,916
1977 40 — 40 #2,261
1976 50 — 50 #1,841
1975 42 — 42 #2,060
1974 61 — 61 #1,565
1973 50 — 50 #1,755
1972 46 — 46 #1,833
1971 40 — 40 #2,066
1970 42 — 42 #1,987
1969 39 — 39 #2,003
1968 38 — 38 #1,941
1967 35 — 35 #1,980
1966 34 — 34 #1,983
1965 30 — 30 #2,156
1964 24 — 24 #2,533
1963 22 — 22 #2,624
1962 25 — 25 #2,414
1961 27 — 27 #2,300
1960 41 — 41 #1,766
1959 30 — 30 #2,054
1958 27 — 27 #2,169
1957 22 — 22 #2,418
1956 18 — 18 #2,726
1955 19 — 19 #2,556
1954 15 — 15 #2,890
1953 18 — 18 #2,518
1952 8 — 8 #4,125
1951 18 — 18 #2,391
1950 15 — 15 #2,654
1949 16 — 16 #2,514
1948 11 — 11 #3,137
1947 21 — 21 #2,148
1946 12 — 12 #2,881
1945 10 — 10 #2,917
1944 17 — 17 #2,098
1943 21 — 21 #1,901
1942 14 — 14 #2,418
1941 19 — 19 #1,884
1940 13 — 13 #2,302
1939 13 — 13 #2,300
1938 8 — 8 #3,182
1937 8 — 8 #3,146
1936 17 — 17 #1,875
1935 14 — 14 #2,210
1934 16 — 16 #2,004
1933 23 — 23 #1,552
1932 30 — 30 #1,346
1931 24 — 24 #1,550
1930 20 — 20 #1,816
1929 16 — 16 #2,098
1928 32 — 32 #1,367
1927 31 — 31 #1,457
1926 48 — 48 #1,080
1925 38 — 38 #1,272
1924 42 — 42 #1,228
1923 51 — 51 #1,065
1922 60 — 60 #963
1921 54 — 54 #1,018
1920 81 — 81 #809
1919 67 — 67 #850
1918 105 — 105 #702
1917 77 — 77 #788
1916 85 — 85 #733
1915 75 — 75 #762
1914 53 — 53 #798
1913 55 — 55 #701
1912 53 — 53 #689
1911 34 — 34 #742
1910 33 — 33 #739
1909 30 — 30 #731
1908 32 — 32 #679
1907 29 — 29 #705
1906 28 — 28 #691
1905 28 — 28 #666
1904 28 — 28 #654
1903 36 — 36 #541
1902 18 — 18 #819
1901 23 — 23 #659
1900 30 — 30 #643
1899 19 — 19 #730
1898 33 — 33 #558
1897 26 — 26 #597
1896 37 — 37 #479
1895 42 — 42 #437
1894 22 — 22 #628
1893 28 — 28 #524
1892 24 — 24 #566
1891 28 — 28 #484
1890 21 — 21 #570
1889 31 — 31 #433
1888 22 — 22 #536
1887 16 — 16 #563
1886 24 — 24 #442
1885 22 — 22 #447
1884 22 — 22 #427
1883 17 — 17 #469
1882 24 — 24 #365
1881 16 — 16 #420
1880 19 — 19 #380