girl's name

Lily-Mai

LIL-ee-MAY (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 902

Lily-Mai is a girl's name with 3 syllables. 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.
  • 3 syllables.

Lily-Mai Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

515
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lily-Mai by decade in England and Wales
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

Northern Ireland #442 3 in 2016
Ireland #910 6 in 2015
Canada #2,156 9 in 2010
France #3,554 5 in 2011
England & Wales #4,276 5 in 2025

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.

Figures for England and Wales leave out 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.

How to Say Lily-Mai

  • English LIL-ee-MAY

Sibling Names for Lily-Mai

Names from the same era that do not 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.

How many syllables are in Lily-Mai?

Lily-Mai has 3 syllables.

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.