Spellings
Lily or Lilly?
In the US in 2025, 79% of babies in this name family were spelled Lily and 14% Lilly. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Lily79% of the family6,673 born in 2025#18 among girlssteady since 2015Lilly14% of the family1,218 born in 2025#252 among girls−48% since 2015Lillie5% of the family420 born in 2025#675 among girls−21% since 2015Lili1% of the family61 born in 2025#2,778 among girlssteady since 2015Lilli<1% of the family37 born in 2025#3,903 among girls−49% since 2015Lilie<1% of the family12 born in 2025#8,362 among girls+9% since 2015
Ten years ago
Lily already led in 2015, with 69% of the family's births; it has 79% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 9,681 to 8,421 births (−13%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily | 6,683 | 6,673 | steady |
| Lilly | 2,325 | 1,218 | −48% |
| Lillie | 531 | 420 | −21% |
| Lili | 59 | 61 | steady |
| Lilli | 72 | 37 | −49% |
| Lilie | 11 | 12 | +9% |
How they sound
- Lily /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee)
- Lilly /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee)
- Lillie /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee)
- Lili /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee)
- Lilli /ˈlɪli/ (LIL-ee)
- Lilie /lilˈi/ (lee-LEE)
In France
In France in 2025: Lily 670 births (#70 among girls), Lilly 50 births (#760 among girls), Lili 75 births (#564 among girls) and Lilie 25 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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