Ly
Meaning
a short modern favorite, often understood as the lily (hoa ly)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ly has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
52 people · the #64,892 first name in Brazil · median age 44
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ly
Most people given the name Ly in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Ly you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ly deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ly truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ly fits with your family’s names and surname.
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