Lily — Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Lily is a girls' name of English origin, meaning "the lily flower". Purity and loveliness in four letters — a flower name that never leaves the top 40.

Style & feel. With nature and classic on its style card, Lily sits comfortably in the modern naming landscape — familiar enough that nobody misreads it, distinctive enough that your child won't share it with three classmates. At 2 syllables, it flows across most middle-name combinations and survives every life stage from playground to résumé.

Pairing ideas. Lily pairs naturally with one- and two-syllable middles (Violet, Ivy share its sound-world). If you like Lily, you'll probably also love Violet, Ivy, Rose — same era, same energy, same bone structure.