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Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rising

LillianIn Hebrew: ליליאן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Lillian (Hebrew: ליליאן) is a girl's name of international origin. 2,834 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 54 girls and ranked #276. Its peak year was 1952, with 88 babies.

People in Israel
2,834
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
54
rank #276
Peak year
1952
88 babies
USA, 2025
3,966
rank #57

Writing and saying Lillian

In Hebrew letters the name is ליליאן, read right to left. Lillian is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Lillian by year: Israel and abroad

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Lillian: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Lillian in English-speaking countries

Lillian in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20253,966#571920 (10,049)
United Kingdom2025129#3702017 (186)
England and Wales2025119#3612017 (178)
Scotland202510#3242014 (13)
Ireland20259#4102008 (21)
British Columbia202335#722017 (59)
Alberta202544#782017 (72)

Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Lillian has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Lillian

How do you write Lillian in Hebrew?

Lillian is written ליליאן in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Lillian?

2,834 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ליליאן: 2,834 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Lillian a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named ליליאן are women.

Is Lillian used outside Israel?

The name Lillian appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 3,966 girls were given it in 2025 (#57), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 129 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.