Girl
Lillian
As a girl's name, Lillian traces back to Latin, where it is understood to mean "Lily". It found its footing in the 1920s and has not drifted far since. These days, it is familiar to most people. In total, about 405,099 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
LatinLily
LatinPurity
Births by decade
1900s
32,646
1910s
76,158
1920s
83,485
1930s
37,618
1940s
22,398
1950s
16,556
1960s
10,657
1970s
5,376
1980s
5,403
1990s
11,238
2000s
49,431
2010s
54,133
Peaked in the 1920s · 405,099 total U.S. births since 1900