Lilliane
A feminine name of French origin meaning "she who resembles the lily flower".
Name Census estimates that about 185 living Americans carry the first name Lilliane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lilliane today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lilliane births was 2022 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lilliane. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
185
~ 1 in 1,852,726 Americans
Peak year
2022
14 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,703
Tracked since 1916
Census
Lilliane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 306 people with the first name Lilliane, which placed it at #29,088 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,088
National first-name rank
People counted
306
306 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lilliane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lilliane is White at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.6%) and Black (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lilliane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lilliane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.5% · 173
- Hispanic or Latino18.6% · 57
- Black or African American11.8% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.9% · 21
- Two or more races4.6% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 5
Popularity
Lilliane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lilliane from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 69 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lilliane remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lilliane by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lilliane during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lilliane
The name Lilliane is a feminine given name derived from the French Liliane, which in turn comes from the Latin name Lilia, meaning "lily". The lily flower has long been associated with purity, innocence, and renewal in various cultures, particularly in Christian symbolism where it represents the Virgin Mary.
The name first appeared in medieval Europe, with some of the earliest recorded instances found in France during the 12th and 13th centuries. It was initially a variant spelling of the French name Lilianne, which was derived from the same Latin root.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Lilliane de Nantes, a 13th-century French noblewoman who was the daughter of Pierre de Dreux, Duke of Brittany. Another notable historical figure was Lilliane de Beaumont, a 14th-century French courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Jeanne de Navarre.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity in England and was anglicized to Lilian or Lillian. One of the most famous bearers of this variant was Lilian Baylis (1874-1937), an English theatrical manager and founder of the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells theatres in London.
Back in France, the name Lilliane continued to be used among the aristocracy and literary circles. Lilliane de Crissé (1871-1962) was a French writer and poet, while Lilliane Berton (1924-2019) was a renowned French actress and comedian.
Another notable bearer of the name was Lilliane Leyrac (1892-1974), a French operatic soprano who performed at the Opéra-Comique and Palais Garnier in Paris during the early 20th century.
In the United States, the name Lilliane was introduced by French immigrants and gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the earliest American bearers of the name was Lilliane Creux (1914-2009), a French-American actress and dancer who appeared in several Broadway productions.
People
Lilliane + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lilliane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilliane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 185 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lilliane going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,852,726 US residents.
Is Lilliane a common name?
We classify Lilliane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 244 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lilliane most popular?
The single biggest year for Lilliane was 2022, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lilliane is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lilliane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 306 people with the name Lilliane, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,088 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lilliane in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lilliane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lilliane leans strongly female. 299 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lilliane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lilliane is White at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.6%) and Black (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lilliane most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lilliane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.5% (173 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lilliane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lilliane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lilliane in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lilliane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lilliane in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lilliane can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Lilliane?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.