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How popular is the name Lili?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lilis are alive today.
Lili (female) is a shortened form of the name Lilian (and sometimes of Lilly). Although Lili itself was given to 72 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 551st as a registered name), most Lilis are registered as Lilian, which ranked 531st in 2025 with 75 babies.
Most people called Lili are registered as Lilian, and share that name's profile: the Lilian you are most likely to meet is around 89 years old - or else around 10: the name has two living generations. Half of all Lilians born in England and Wales are between 24 and 83, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. Only some Lilians go by Lili.
How many babies are named Lili or Lilian each year?
Combined registrations of Lilian, Lillian, Lili. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Lilian rank as a registered name?
Where does Lili rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lili short for Lilian?
Yes - Lili is a shortened form of Lilian. It is also used for Lilly. Lilis are usually registered as Lilian at birth.
When was the name Lili most popular?
The full name Lilian peaked in 1904, when around 7,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lili itself peaked as a registered name in 2004, with 109 babies.
How many people are called Lili?
There's no official count of people who go by Lili, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 26,000 people registered as Lilian born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lili.
How old is the typical Lili?
Most people called Lili are registered as Lilian. Most living Lilians are between 24 and 83; the most common age is about 89. There is a second cluster around 10.
Is Lili becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.