Lily

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Lily

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Lily is the English name of the flowers in the genus Lilium, or other similar flower. Several prominent lilies include the The African Lily, the Tiger Lily, Lily of the Valley, Leopard Lily, and the Cobra Lily. When given as a name, it represents purity.

History:
Lily is one of the many flower names to become popular with the Victorians of the late 19th century. The extended version, Lillian, was very much more popular.

Pronunciation: LILL-ee.

Alternates: Lila, Lilah, Lili, Lilia, Lill, Lilla, Lillia, Lillie, Lilly.
French: Liliane, Lilianne.
German: Lilli.
Hawaiian: Liliana.
Latin: Liliana, Lilian, Lillian.
Scottish: Lilias, Lillias.

Alternates from Lilian: Liliana, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillianna, Lilliane, Lillyanne.

See also: Lillian, Lillie.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Lily Braun (1865-1916)
German feminist.

Miscellaneous:
Lila Bell Acheson (1889-1984)
Co-founder of Reader’s Digest.
Lilly Daché (1904-1989)
French milliner.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lily Pons (Alice Joséphine Pons) (1904-1976)
French-American opera singer.

Things:
Lili Marleen
German song of World War II.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.211 % named Lillian
0.090 % named Lillie
0.029 % named Lila
0.017 % named Lily
0.014 % named Lilly
0.012 % named Lilia
0.011 % named Lilian
0.010 % named Liliana
0.002 % named Lili
0.002 % named Lilla
0.001 % named Lillia
0.001 % named Lilli
0.001 % named Lilliana

Popularity of Lily:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 161st most popular.
1900-1910: 295th most popular.
1910-1920: 339th most popular.
1920-1930: 352nd most popular.
1930-1940: 455th most popular.
1940-1950: 712th most popular.
1950-1960: 868th most popular.
1960-1970: 898th most popular.
1970-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 703rd most popular.
1990: 595th most popular.
1991: 523rd most popular.
1992: 473rd most popular.
1994: 386th most popular.
1995: 319th most popular.
1996: 255th most popular.
1997: 218th most popular.
1998: 177th most popular.
1999: 155th most popular.
2000: 126th most popular.
2001: 103rd most popular.
2002: 79th most popular.
2003: 69th most popular.

In Ireland...
1999: N/A
2000: 142nd most popular.
2001: 93rd most popular.
2002: 85th most popular.
2003: 75th most popular.

Popularity of Lila:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 250th most popular.
1900-1910: 211th most popular.
1910-1920: 231st most popular.
1920-1930: 193rd most popular.
1930-1940: 228th most popular.
1940-1950: 466th most popular.
1950-1960: 501st most popular.
1960-1970: 715th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A
1997: N/A
1998: 950th most popular.
1999: 734th most popular.
2000: 767th most popular.
2001: 649th most popular.
2002: 629th most popular.
2003: 562nd most popular.

Popularity of Lilly:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 300th most popular.
1875: 69th most popular.
1900-1910: 320th most popular.
1910-1920: 367th most popular.
1920-1930: 404th most popular.
1930-1940: 430th most popular.
1940-1950: 705th most popular.
1950-1960: 824th most popular.
1960-1970: 962nd most popular.
1970-2000: N/A
1994: N/A
1995: 929th most popular.
1996: 844th most popular.
1997: 666th most popular.
1998: 573rd most popular.
1999: 532nd most popular.
2000: 434th most popular.
2001: 379th most popular.
2002: 336th most popular.
2003: 270th most popular.

Popularity of Lilia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 966th most popular.
1930-1940: 909th most popular.
1940-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 851st most popular.
1980-2000: N/A