Fun Facts About the Name Lilliane
- 249 babies named Lilliane: U.S. records list 249 babies given the name Lilliane from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lilliane Mean?
Lilliane is a feminine name meaning 'lily.' Its root is Latin lilium, the word for the lily flower. The same root gave the English name Lillian and the French name Liliane, and Lilliane is best understood as a variant spelling of those names rather than a separate name with a different origin.
In this derivation the meaning is literal: a flower word became a personal name. The lily has often been treated as a symbol of purity or innocence, but that is a later symbolic association, not the etymological meaning.
A competing explanation connects Lilian and Lillian to Elizabeth as a medieval diminutive, but that explanation is uncertain and is not the usual basis for the name Lilliane.
Lilliane Name History & Origins
Lilliane is a variant spelling of Lillian (also spelled Lilian) and of the French form Liliane. The name goes back to Latin lilium, 'lily.' In medieval and early modern Europe, flower names were sometimes used as personal names, and the lily's association with purity may have encouraged the name's use.
In French, Liliane became an established feminine given name. The English forms Lillian and Lilian were established in English by the 19th century. The spelling Lilliane adds a second l and a final e to Lillian; it may reflect French Liliane or an English spelling variation. It does not represent a separate etymological line.
Earlier forms are difficult to separate from the general use of lily as a word and from related names such as Lily, Lilia, and Liliana. The name is not chiefly associated with a particular saint or literary work; its use grew from the flower name and from the established European given names.
How Popular is the Name Lilliane?
Lilliane has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #3,333 in 1934.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,306 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,703 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,891 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #7,880 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #12,946 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,838 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,249 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #17,357 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #18,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,957 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,673 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #10,130 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #14,195 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,023 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #14,594 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #13,296 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #12,241 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,056 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #15,622 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,622 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #14,967 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,663 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,782 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,993 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1934 | #3,333 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #4,190 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,531 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #3,817 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #5,441 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #5,547 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #3,550 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #4,174 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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