Lily Potter
There are approximately 41 people named Lily Potter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,359,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Potter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
41
1 in 8,359,862
Named Lily
168K
Alive today
Named Potter
84K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 168K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 84K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #457
Per 100K: 24.47
Top ancestry: White (89.1%)
First name trend
Lily: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lily. The peak year was 2011 with 8,199 births. The average person named Lily today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Potter surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Potter, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.1%.
- White89.1%
- Black or African American5.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lily has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0492% of the US population, based on 168,479 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Potter appears at a rate of 24.47 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0245%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 41 people with the full name Lily Potter. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Lily
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Other people with the surname Potter
FAQ
Lily Potter: questions and answers
How many people are named Lily Potter?
We estimate approximately 41 people in the United States share the full name Lily Potter. That works out to about 1 in 8,359,862 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0492%) with the surname frequency (24.47 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lily Potter?
We classify Lily Potter as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,359,862 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lily a male or female name?
Lily is predominantly female. Out of 183,046 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Lily profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.