Lily
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Lily is a Latin flower name for the lily, suggesting innocence and beauty. The lily appears often in the Bible, from the Song of Solomon to Jesus’ advice to consider the lilies, and stands for purity of heart. Lily is now used even more often than it was back in the early twentieth century.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Lily in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lily against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Italian
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Japanese
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Latin
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Persian
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lily is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lily in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 6,673 girls were named Lily, making it the #18 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 189,644 girls have been named Lily, with the most (8,192) in 2011. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Washington, D.C. and Vermont.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lily in other languages
- Lili German, Hungarian
- Lilja Icelandic, Swedish
- Лилия Bulgarian, Russian
- Lila English
- Lilly Swedish
- Lilo Spanish
- Лілія Ukrainian
Lily name days
- September 16 Norway
- September 6 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lily
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lily, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Lily | 1977 | South Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Lily (Category 1) | 1975 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Hurricane Lily (Category 1) | 1971 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Hurricane Lily (Category 1) | 1967 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lily | 1966 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lily
There are 24 towns and villages with Lily in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇨🇦 Canada 5🇦🇺 Australia 2🇿🇦 South Africa 2🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lily Lake | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,032 | Map |
| Pink Lily | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 223 | Map |
| Lily | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 4 | Map |
| Glen Lily | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Golden Lily | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Lily | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Lily | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Lily | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Lily Bay | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Lily Bay | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lily
There are 363 lakes and reservoirs with Lily in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 269🇨🇦 Canada 87🇦🇺 Australia 6🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
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| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lily | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Lily | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Lily | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Lily | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lily songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lily in their title. The best known:
- Lily – Dragon Ash (2013)
- Lily – Pierre Perret (1977)
- Lily – Esther Rofe
- Lily – Haruto Katayama (2025)
- Lily – Kate Bush
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lily
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lily.
Lily Aldridge
Lily Allen
Lily Berglund
Lily Carter
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Fictional characters named Lily
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lily as a pet name
FurryName has found 4,053 dogs named Lily in public pet registers, making it the #25 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (28), Tacoma (17), Adelaide (7). Lily as a dog name →
FurryName has found 512 cats named Lily in public pet registers, making it the #12 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (73), Seattle (51), Richmond (5). Lily as a cat name →
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