Lily
Lily is a female given name: 100% of people named Lily are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Luxembourg
- US births since 1880
- 140 male / 142,335 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lily
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lily," in English, "Guten Tag Lily," in German. Lily is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lily are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lily,
German
Guten Tag Lily,
French
Bonjour Lily,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lily:
Chinese
Lily您好：
Japanese
Lily様
English
Hi Lily,
German
Hi Lily,
French
Salut Lily,
Spanish
Hola Lily,
Chinese
Lily你好：
Japanese
Lilyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
140 male · 142,335 female · 142,475 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lily a male or female name?
Lily is a female given name: 100% of people named Lily are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Lily in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lily," in English, "Guten Tag Lily," in German. Lily is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lily are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lily a unisex name?
Lily is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Lily are men. Lily leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lily a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lily (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lily,
title = {Is Lily a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lily},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}