girl's name
Lilyan
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,975
Lilyan is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 194 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1895.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lilyan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 |
| 1900s | 164 |
| 1910s | 849 |
| 1920s | 321 |
| 1930s | 162 |
| 1940s | 59 |
| 1950s | 33 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 122 |
| 2000s | 1,232 |
| 2010s | 1,055 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 270 |
How popular is Lilyan?
In 2025, Lilyan was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lilyan is used
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 Lilyan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lilyan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lilyan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lilyan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lilyan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lilyan
How popular is the name Lilyan?
In 2025, Lilyan was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lilyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lilyan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lilyan?
Lilyan has 3 syllables.
When was Lilyan most popular?
Lilyan peaked in 2007, when 194 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lilyan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lilyan currently ranks #2,894 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.