Girl

Lilian

Lilian is a girl's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s.

EtymologyVariant of Lillian

EtymologyMeaning "pure, innocent flower" (lily)

Births by decade

1900s

282

1910s

637

1920s

453

1930s

173

1940s

154

1950s

190

1960s

315

1970s

473

1980s

717

1990s

1,816

2000s

5,779

2010s

4,920

Peaked in the 2000s · 15,909 total U.S. births since 1900