Lilien
Lilien is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874–1925), American art nouveau illustrator and printmaker Gary Lilien, American management professor Kurt Lilien (1882–1943), German actor Marya Lilien, Polish architect
Meaning & Origin of Lilien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lilien is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874–1925), American art nouveau illustrator and printmaker Gary Lilien, American management professor Kurt Lilien (1882–1943), German actor Marya Lilien, Polish architect
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The Story of Lilien
Lilien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 7 Liliens were born — ranking #13,149 that year. As of 2026, Lilien ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Liliens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lilien
Lilien is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Lilien's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #13,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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