Lillieann
A feminine name blending "lily" with the diminutive suffix "ann".
Name Census estimates that about 195 living Americans carry the first name Lillieann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lillieann today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lillieann births was 2017 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lillieann. 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
195
~ 1 in 1,757,715 Americans
Peak year
2017
16 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,678
Tracked since 2001
Popularity
Lillieann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lillieann from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 103 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lillieann remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lillieann 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 Lillieann 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 Lillieann
The name Lillieann is a variant of the feminine given name Lillian, which is derived from the French name Lilian. The name Lilian itself has its origins in the Latin name Lillius or Lilius, which was a masculine name derived from the Latin word "lilium" meaning "lily" - the flower.
The lily flower has long been associated with purity, innocence, and resurrection in various cultures and religious traditions. In ancient Greek mythology, the lily was linked to the goddess Hera, the queen of the gods and protector of marriages. The Christian tradition also adopted the lily as a symbol of the Virgin Mary, representing her purity and chastity.
The earliest recorded use of the name Lillian dates back to the Middle Ages, particularly in England and France. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Lilian" or "Lillian." However, the variant spelling "Lillieann" emerged later, possibly as a combination of the name Lillian and the name Ann or Anne, which is derived from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace."
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Lillian was Lillian of Navarre (1433-1480), a French princess and the daughter of Charles III, King of Navarre. Another historical figure was Lillian Gish (1893-1993), an American actress who was a leading lady in the era of silent films and is considered one of the pioneering artists of American cinema.
In literature, the name Lillian is associated with characters such as Lillian Muller in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot" (1869), and Lillian Gish's character in the film "The Wind" (1928), based on the novel by Dorothy Scarborough.
Other notable individuals with the name Lillian include Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), an American dramatist and screenwriter known for plays like "The Little Foxes" and "The Children's Hour"; Lillian Russell (1861-1922), an American actress and singer who became one of the most popular stars of the musical theater in the late 19th century; and Lillian Trasher (1887-1961), an American Christian missionary who founded the Lillian Trasher Orphan Memorial in Egypt.
While the variant spelling "Lillieann" is less common, it has been used throughout history, though specific examples are difficult to find due to the rarity of the spelling. Nonetheless, the name carries the same symbolic associations with purity, innocence, and grace as its parent name Lillian, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped its evolution over time.
People
Lillieann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lillieann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lillieann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lillieann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 195 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lillieann 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 1,757,715 US residents.
Is Lillieann a common name?
We classify Lillieann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 197 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lillieann most popular?
The single biggest year for Lillieann was 2017, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lillieann is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Lillieann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lillieann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lillieann 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 Lillieann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lillieann 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 Lillieann 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Lillieann?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.