Fun Facts About the Name Lylee
- 150 babies named Lylee: U.S. records list 150 babies given the name Lylee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lylee Mean?
Lylee is best explained as a modern feminine spelling of the given name Lyle, formed with the -ee ending found in English girls' names such as Katie and Bonnie. Lyle comes from the Norman French surname de l'Isle, meaning "of the island" - a topographic name for a person who lived on or came from an island. Read this way, the established meaning of Lylee is "island."
Some uses of the spelling are better understood as a blend of Lyle with the unrelated name Lee, which derives from Old English lēah, a woodland clearing or meadow. There is no independent original word behind Lylee itself; its meaning is inherited from whichever name it is paired with.
Lylee Name History & Origins
The surname de l'Isle came to Britain with Norman French speakers after the Norman Conquest. In Scotland it took the form Lyle, and the family gave its name to the barony of Lyle in Ayrshire. From that surname, Lyle developed as a boy's given name in Scotland and later in the wider English-speaking world.
Lylee applies a familiar English naming pattern to that name: the -ee ending, as in Sadie or Elsie, which marks a name as feminine or affectionate. The spelling belongs to modern English naming rather than to the medieval forms of the surname, and it is used mainly in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Lylee?
Lylee 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 2009. Its best rank was #8,138 in 2010.
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 | #16,338 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #16,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,117 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #14,437 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,250 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,932 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #15,219 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,773 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,901 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,557 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,984 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #11,858 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,869 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,138 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #8,291 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #12,199 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #13,415 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #18,910 | 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 Lylee Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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