How Many People Are Named Lillye?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Lillye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 148 years old, and Lillye peaked in popularity in 1920 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lillye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lillye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 148, Lillye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1888.
- Lillye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
148
years old
Peak Year
1920
8 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lillye
Lillye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lillye as a female name
Ranked #4,581 in 1933
5 female births in 1933
Peak: 1920 (8 births)
Lillye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lillye span from the 1890s to the 1930s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 22 babies were registered. While Lillye is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lillye by Decade
How has Lillye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lillye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lillye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lillye
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lillye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lillye?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Lillye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Lillye a common name?
Lillye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lillye most popular?
Lillye reached peak popularity in 1920, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lillye is approximately 148 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lillye a female name?
Lillye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lillye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lillye Smith, Lillye Johnson, Lillye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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