Lilikoi
Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil, through Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The fruit is a pepo, a type of botanical berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.
Meaning & Origin of Lilikoi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil, through Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The fruit is a pepo, a type of botanical berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.
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Etymology
The Story of Lilikoi
Lilikoi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 12 Lilikois were born — ranking #9,108 that year. As of 2026, Lilikoi ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 75 Lilikois have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lilikoi
Lilikoi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Lilikoi's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilikoi'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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