How Many People Are Named Lilyan?
An estimated 2,740 people in the United States have the first name Lilyan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Lilyan peaked in popularity in 2007 with 194 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lilyan 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 Lilyan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,740
About 1 in 125,093 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
194 births
Total Registered
4,304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lilyan
Lilyan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lilyan as a female name
Ranked #3,999 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (194 births)
Lilyan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lilyan span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,232 babies were registered. Lilyan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lilyan by Decade
How has Lilyan 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.
Lilyan by State
Birth registrations for Lilyan span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Idaho, Nebraska, Utah. On average, about 64 Lilyans were registered per state.
Lilyan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lilyan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lilyan
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lilyan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lilyan?
We estimate approximately 2,740 people named Lilyan 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 125,093 Americans share this first name.
Is Lilyan a common name?
Lilyan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lilyan most popular?
Lilyan reached peak popularity in 2007, when 194 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lilyan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lilyan a female name?
Lilyan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lilyan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lilyan Smith, Lilyan Johnson, Lilyan 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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