Lilyan Girl
How popular is Lilyan?
#4,066 girl name in 2025
35 baby girls were named Lilyan in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
Lilyan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 for girls (▼ 104 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,152 in 2015, #2,580 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (194 girls) |
| Highest rank | #593 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lilyan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lillian family of names ranked #53 for girls in 2025, with 4,925 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lillian | 3,966 | 81% |
| Lilian | 537 | 11% |
| Lilyann | 90 | 2% |
| Lillyann | 44 | 1% |
| Lilyanne | 42 | 1% |
| Lilyan | 35 | 1% |
| Lilliann | 39 | 1% |
| Lillianne | 33 | 1% |
| Lillyan | 13 | 0% |
| Lillyanne | 28 | 1% |
| Liliane | 29 | 1% |
| Lilianne | 23 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lilyan is most popular
Babies named Lilyan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Lilyan by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 | #1,098 |
| 1900s | 164 | #710 |
| 1910s | 849 | #593 |
| 1920s | 321 | #857 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,393 |
| 1940s | 59 | #2,531 |
| 1950s | 33 | #4,466 |
| 1960s | 11 | #6,041 |
| 1970s | 10 | #8,322 |
| 1980s | 22 | #8,773 |
| 1990s | 122 | #4,084 |
| 2000s | 1,232 | #1,269 |
| 2010s | 1,055 | #1,372 |
| 2020s | 270 | #2,580 |
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Questions
- Is Lilyan a boy or girl name?
- Lilyan is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lilyan were girls.
- How popular is the name Lilyan?
- 35 baby girls were named Lilyan in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
- When was Lilyan most popular?
- Lilyan peaked in 2007, when 194 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #593 in 1915.
- How many people are named Lilyan?
- 4,339 babies have been named Lilyan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,818 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Lilyan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lilyan was most common in Illinois, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.