girl's name

Lille

  • Origin Estonian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 133

Lille is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2014 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Lille is a name of Estonian origin.
  • Peaked in 1919, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1889.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lille over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '10 '20 '30 '00 '10
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Births named Lille by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 5
1910s 27
1920s 29
1930s 22
2000s 18
2010s (to 2014) 24

How popular is Lille?

In 2014, Lille was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lille is used

England & Wales #5,043 3 in 2001
United States #14,220 7 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lille

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lille also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lille over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lille

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lille — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lille

How popular is the name Lille?

In 2014, Lille was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lille a girl's or a boy's name?

Lille is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lille?

Lille has 1 syllable.

When was Lille most popular?

Lille peaked in 1919, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.