Liliane
A feminine name of French and Latin origins meaning "lily flower".
Name Census estimates that about 787 living Americans carry the first name Liliane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Liliane today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Liliane births was 2021 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Liliane. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Liliane with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
787
~ 1 in 435,520 Americans
Peak year
2021
35 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,823
Tracked since 1916
Census
Liliane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,321 people with the first name Liliane, which placed it at #6,792 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,792
National first-name rank
People counted
2.3K
2,321 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Liliane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Liliane is White at 62.1%. The next largest groups are Black (19.9%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Liliane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Liliane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.1% · 1,442
- Black or African American19.9% · 461
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 206
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 114
- Two or more races4.0% · 93
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 5
Popularity
Liliane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Liliane from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 285 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Liliane remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Liliane by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Liliane during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lilianes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Liliane
The given name Liliane originates from the French language. It is a feminine form of the Latin name Lilianus, which itself derives from the Latin word "lilium" meaning "lily". The lily flower has long been a symbol of purity and innocence in many cultures.
Liliane first emerged as a popular name in France during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century. Early variations of the spelling included Lilian, Lillian, and Liliane. The name quickly spread to other parts of Europe due to the influence of the French language and culture during this time period.
One of the earliest known references to the name Liliane can be found in the 13th century French romance poem "Le Roman de la Rose" by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. In the poem, a character named Liliane is described as a beautiful and virtuous woman.
The first recorded instance of a person bearing the name Liliane dates back to 1290, when a woman named Liliane de Montfort was mentioned in a legal document from the region of Normandy, France. She was the daughter of a noble family.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Liliane. One of the most famous was Liliane Bettencourt (1922-2017), a French heiress and businesswoman who was the principal shareholder of the cosmetics company L'Oréal. She was one of the wealthiest women in the world at the time of her death.
Another prominent Liliane was Liliane Montevecchi (1932-2018), a French-Italian actress and dancer who appeared in numerous films and stage productions throughout her career. She was particularly known for her performances in musicals and cabaret shows.
In the world of literature, Liliane Wouters (1930-2016) was a Belgian writer and poet who published several collections of poetry and novels. She was awarded the prestigious Prix Triennal du Roman de la Communauté française de Belgique in 1989.
Liliane Lijn (born 1939) is a notable American-born artist and sculptor based in the United Kingdom. Her works, which often incorporate kinetic and light elements, have been exhibited in various galleries and museums around the world.
Liliane Maury Pasquier (born 1956) is a Swiss politician who has served as the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2018. She has been a member of the Swiss National Council since 1995.
People
Liliane + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Liliane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Liliane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liliane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 787 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Liliane going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 435,520 US residents.
Is Liliane a common name?
We classify Liliane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 828 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Liliane most popular?
The single biggest year for Liliane was 2021, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Liliane is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Liliane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,321 people with the name Liliane, or 0.77 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,792 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Liliane in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Liliane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Liliane appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,324 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Liliane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Liliane is White at 62.1%. The next largest groups are Black (19.9%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Liliane most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Liliane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.1% (1,442 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Liliane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Liliane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Liliane in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Liliane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Liliane in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Liliane can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Liliane?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.