Lilou
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-LOO
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Lilou is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Lilou mean?
French: French pet form of names such as Lili, Liliane and Louise
A French pet form of names like Lili and Louise, now given as a name in its own right.
Is Lilou a girl's or a boy's name?
Lilou is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lilou in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Lilou, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lilou in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Lilou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Lilou in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Lilou, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Lilou in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lilou in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Lilou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra Isla Luna Esme Lyla Harper Freya Poppy Mila Lily Willow Indie
Names related to Lilou
More French names
Eleanor Beau Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle Quincy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lilou: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lilou, updated 20 October 2026.