Fun Facts About the Name Lilo
- 467 babies named Lilo: U.S. records list 467 babies given the name Lilo from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Lilo - about 1 boy for every 92 girls.
What Does the Name Lilo Mean?
Lilo is a feminine name with two separate backgrounds. In German-speaking Europe it is a pet form of Lieselotte (also spelled Liselotte), a compound of two German pet names: Liese, from Elisabeth, and Lotte, from Charlotte. As a shortening of that compound, Lilo has no independent meaning of its own; its sense is carried over from the parent names. Independently, lilo is an ordinary Hawaiian word meaning "to become, to turn into," and also "lost" or "to be won, to be acquired." In Hawaiian use the name is taken from that word, and a related Polynesian form appears in Māori as riro, "to be gone, taken, acquired." A gloss sometimes seen for the name, "generous one," is not the usual dictionary sense of the Hawaiian word.
Lilo Name History & Origins
German Lilo fits a familiar German habit of forming pet names by repeating a syllable or clipping a longer name, as with Lulu, Mimi, and Lilo from Lieselotte. Written examples are mainly twentieth-century; the Swiss actress Liselotte "Lilo" Pulver, born in 1929, is a well-known bearer. In German-speaking countries the name is also used on its own, not only as a nickname.
In Hawaiian, lilo is a common word rather than a specialized name, and Hawaiian personal names are typically drawn from words in the language. The 2002 Disney film Lilo & Stitch, whose main character is a Hawaiian girl named Lilo Pelekai, is a widely known modern use of the name in English; that is a literary and film association, not the origin of the word.
How Popular is the Name Lilo?
Lilo 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 2025. Its best rank was #3,231 in 2025.
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 | #3,231 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #3,848 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #3,552 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2022 | #3,570 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2021 | #3,648 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,716 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #4,407 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #5,705 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #5,605 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #4,926 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #7,142 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,885 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #12,674 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,460 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #14,355 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #16,293 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,625 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,274 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,936 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #6,801 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #6,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,398 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Lilo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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