Lilo
Lilo is a feminine nickname and a surname. It may refer to the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Lilo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lilo is a feminine nickname and a surname. It may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Lilo
Lilo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 44 Lilos were born — ranking #3,535 that year. As of 2026, Lilo ranks #3,710 for baby girls with 41 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 495 Lilos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lilo
Lilo is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 495 births in the dataset. Lilo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Lilo'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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