Lili: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lili – Meaning: lily flower (variant of Lily) – Origin: English (variant of Lily) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: LEE-lee


Lili is an English (variant of Lily) girl's name meaning “lily flower (variant of Lily)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Lili

Meaning: Lily flower (variant of Lily).

Origin: English (variant of Lily).

A common claim: Often listed as a Chinese name meaning 'jasmine flower.' Actually: This meaning belongs to a separate, same-spelled Chinese name (from 莉/茉莉 'jasmine'); the more commonly documented Lili is simply a variant of Lily, from the lily flower.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Lili

Phonetic: LEE-lee   IPA: /ˈliːliː/

Popularity of Lili

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1912–2024.

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