The first name Lili

In 2025, 72 girls were named Lili, making it the 551st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 109 births (#351).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lili with other names.

In 2025, 61 girls born in the United States were named Lili, the 2,800th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 139 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lili Reinhart
  American actress (born 1996)
• Lili Elbe
  Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931)
• Lili Boulanger
  French composer (1893–1918)
• Lili Taylor
  American actress, born 1967
• Lili Simmons
  American actress and model, born 1993
• Li Lili
  Chinese actress (1915-2005)
• Lili Bech
  Actress (1885-1939)
• Wang Lili
  Chinese basketball player (born 1992)
• Lili Boniche
  Algerian musician (1922–2008)
• Lili Haydn
  American musician, born 1969
• Lili Ziedner
  Actress (1885–1939)
• Lili Mirojnick
  American actress, born 1984

How popular is the name Lili?

In 2025, 72 girls born in England and Wales were named Lili, ranking 551st. Its peak was 2004, with 109 births.

Is Lili a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,862 US babies named Lili since 1880 were girls.

When was Lili most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 139 babies were named Lili, its highest rank at 1,429th.

What name is Lili a form of?

Lili is a form of Lily.