Is Lili a boy or girl name?

Lili is a girl’s name. Of the 3,862 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lili

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Lili was most popular in 2003, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,509 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,862 people named Lili.

Lili over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lili’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lili a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lili is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,862 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lili

Where Lili is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org