What origin is the name Lili?

Lili comes from french naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Lili a popular name?

Lili is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Lili does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Lili?

Names from the same french tradition pair naturally with Lili — for example Andre, Remy, Antoine. You can browse more on our french names page.

Lili

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Lili

Lili

Girl

french

2 syllables

Lili is a french girl's name meaning "The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty; diminutive of elisabeth or elizabeth, from elisheba, meaning either oath of god, or god is satisfaction. also a diminutive of bethia (daughter or worshipper of god), and of bethany, a new testament village near jerusalem".

Parents who choose Lili pick a girl name from the french tradition, meaning "The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty; diminutive of elisabeth or elizabeth, from elisheba, meaning either oath of god, or god is satisfaction. also a diminutive of bethia (daughter or worshipper of god), and of bethany, a new testament village near jerusalem". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: french
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty; diminutive of elisabeth or elizabeth, from elisheba, meaning either oath of god, or god is satisfaction. also a diminutive of bethia (daughter or worshipper of god), and of bethany, a new testament village near jerusalem

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Lili

Very rare in US records

What does Lili mean?

Lili is a girl name of french origin meaning "The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty; diminutive of elisabeth or elizabeth, from elisheba, meaning either oath of god, or god is satisfaction. also a diminutive of bethia (daughter or worshipper of god), and of bethany, a new testament village near jerusalem".

Is Lili a rare name?

Yes. Lili does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Lili

Andre Remy Antoine Marcel Pierre Sebastien

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Names with a similar meaning to Lili

Lili means "The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty; diminutive of elisabeth or elizabeth, from elisheba, meaning either oath of god, or god is satisfaction. also a diminutive of bethia (daughter or worshipper of god), and of bethany, a new testament village near jerusalem" — these names share that spirit.