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Baby name
Lillian
Girl
Origin of the name
Lillian is a form of Lilian, from the Latin lilium, “lily.”
Comeback name
475,028births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 18rank at its peak, in 1920
Where babies named Lillian are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lillian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lillian is most common in Rhode Island (1.6 times), Vermont (1.6) and New Hampshire (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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