What is Lily short for?
Lily is short for Lillian and Liliana. In 2025, 6,673 girls in the United States were given Lily as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Lily
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Lillian English origin
Lily from Lillian: the flower short form, radiant alone.
3,966 girls named Lillian in 2025
Liliana Latin origin
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Lily from Liliana: the flower short form, radiant alone.
3,118 girls named Liliana in 2025