Lillard
Masculine
Lillard is an old surname given as a first name, two syllables with a soft start and a firm close. It belongs to an earlier America and has been given rarely.
How old is the name Lillard?
Lillard first appears in US birth records in 1885 — 140 years ago. The typical Lillard alive today was born around 1927, making them about 98 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Lillard are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Lillard most popular?
Lillard peaked in 1890, reaching #739 nationally. See the whole 1890 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lillard
American families of an earlier generation often gave sons the surname of a grandmother or a respected neighbor as a first name, and Lillard looks like one of those. Its origin as a surname is not settled, and so the name carries no meaning beyond the family who handed it down. It has the sturdy sound of a name meant to be worn with dignity.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source settles the origin of the surname Lillard, and nothing records why families gave it as a first name.
Pronouncing Lillard
LIL-erd
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Lillard
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1885
- Most boys named
- 192421 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #739reached in 1890
- Change vs 1959
- 0.0%5 in 1961, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lillards among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Lillard are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Lillard sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is almost certainly unique among the people he will meet.
- It sounds traditional.
- People will take it for a surname first.
- Many will think of the basketball player Damian Lillard.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lillards are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Lillard are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Lillard in 2025?
- Lillard is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Lillard with classmates?
- Lillard will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More L names
The most-given names starting with L, all years combined.
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