Popular spelling variant of Lily, from Latin lilium; the double-L form has dominated baby name charts across the English-speaking world alongside Lily.
Nicknames
lil · lily
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Riding the sustained Lily wave; both spellings will likely read as 2000s-2020s names in coming decades.
The cultural moment.
Consistently top 50 in the UK and Australia from the 2000s through the 2020s. Currently ranks #16 in Germany.