girl's name
Lily-Mai
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 902
Northern Ireland
#442
2016 births
Lily-Mai is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 105,396 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1997.
Lily-Mai over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 274 |
| 2010s | 515 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Lily-Mai?
In 2025, Lily-Mai was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lily-Mai is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
How Lily-Mai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Mai | Lily Mai is Lily-Mai written as two words, recorded mostly in Ireland. | 6 |
Names that peaked alongside Lily-Mai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lily-Mai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lily-Mai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lily-Mai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lily-Mai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lily-Mai
How popular is the name Lily-Mai?
In 2025, Lily-Mai was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lily-Mai a girl's or a boy's name?
Lily-Mai is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lily-Mai most popular?
Lily-Mai peaked in 2011, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lily-Mai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lily-Mai currently ranks #4,276 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.