Unisex name · Hawaiian, German

Lilo

How to say it: lee-LO · /liˈlo/

Hawaiian 'lilo' meaning 'generous one' - also German nickname for Liselotte; known from Lilo & Stitch.

Lilo was the 2,299th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 49 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,791 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,299for girls in 2025
1 in 67,660US babies
49born in 2025
#1,791projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lilo
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,299
Babies born in 202549
Share of births1 in 67,660
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,791
In France, 2025#806 among girls’ names, 35 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Lilo is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 14 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Lilo also love

Nicknames

  • Li

Other spellings

Honouring a Lilo in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lilo is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German.

In France: #806 for girls in 2025.

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