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Dilly

Girl · DIL-ee · English

Dilly is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies).

Where does Dilly come from?

English: pet form of names such as Dilys or Daffodil

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Is Dilly a girl's or a boy's name?

Dilly is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Dilly in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,509among girls
Babies in 2025
11about 1 in 25,000 girls
Five-year trend
Newly popularnew in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Dilly, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Dilly of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.

2006Busiest: 11 in 20252025
Dilly in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202511#2,509
202410#2,644
20237#3,388
20220–
20211#7,491
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20165#4,290
20151#7,629
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20094#4,795
20080–
20071#7,017
20066#3,280

Names like Dilly

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Dilly

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