“lily”
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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Little is a unisex given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2017: 5 boys (rank 12246). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Little
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 5 | 892 | observed |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | observed |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 5 | 974 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 7 | 861 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 8 | 826 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,058 | observed |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,233 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 5 | 1,345 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 10 | 951 | observed |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 13 | 1,353 | observed |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1915 | 11 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1916 | 14 | 2,043 | observed |
| 1917 | 22 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1918 | 17 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1919 | 22 | 1,576 | observed |
| 1920 | 22 | 1,642 | observed |
| 1921 | 22 | 1,648 | observed |
| 1922 | 23 | 1,591 | observed |
| 1923 | 17 | 1,941 | observed |
| 1924 | 21 | 1,727 | observed |
| 1925 | 21 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1926 | 16 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1927 | 22 | 1,647 | observed |
| 1928 | 18 | 1,822 | observed |
| 1929 | 17 | 1,848 | observed |
| 1930 | 17 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1931 | 18 | 1,693 | observed |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,092 | observed |
| 1933 | 16 | 1,770 | observed |
| 1934 | 12 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1935 | 13 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1936 | 16 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1937 | 20 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1938 | 10 | 2,326 | observed |
| 1939 | 11 | 2,159 | observed |
| 1940 | 15 | 1,802 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1942 | 19 | 1,629 | observed |
| 1943 | 18 | 1,699 | observed |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,309 | observed |
| 1945 | 13 | 1,926 | observed |
| 1946 | 18 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1947 | 21 | 1,646 | observed |
| 1948 | 19 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1949 | 15 | 1,941 | observed |
| 1950 | 8 | 2,770 | observed |
| 1951 | 16 | 1,904 | observed |
| 1952 | 16 | 1,939 | observed |
| 1953 | 21 | 1,677 | observed |
| 1954 | 16 | 1,956 | observed |
| 1955 | 14 | 2,139 | observed |
| 1956 | 15 | 2,091 | observed |
| 1957 | 21 | 1,751 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 2,370 | observed |
| 1959 | 28 | 1,501 | observed |
| 1960 | 18 | 1,910 | observed |
| 1961 | 25 | 1,602 | observed |
| 1962 | 21 | 1,757 | observed |
| 1963 | 20 | 1,792 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1965 | 27 | 1,483 | observed |
| 1966 | 16 | 1,963 | observed |
| 1967 | 20 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1968 | 29 | 1,455 | observed |
| 1969 | 20 | 1,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 17 | 2,213 | observed |
| 1971 | 29 | 1,637 | observed |
| 1972 | 26 | 1,721 | observed |
| 1973 | 28 | 1,653 | observed |
| 1974 | 29 | 1,659 | observed |
| 1975 | 32 | 1,593 | observed |
| 1976 | 23 | 2,054 | observed |
| 1977 | 25 | 1,948 | observed |
| 1978 | 17 | 2,568 | observed |
| 1979 | 22 | 2,236 | observed |
| 1980 | 23 | 2,213 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 2,569 | observed |
| 1982 | 22 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1983 | 15 | 2,912 | observed |
| 1984 | 15 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1985 | 13 | 3,401 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,200 | observed |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1990 | 11 | 4,673 | observed |
| 1991 | 8 | 5,942 | observed |
| 1992 | 15 | 3,920 | observed |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,228 | observed |
| 1994 | 10 | 5,452 | observed |
| 1995 | 15 | 4,052 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | observed |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,618 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 6 | 9,112 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,246 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Little” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
