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Lily: name meaning and numbers

In Pythagorean numerology Lily adds up to 22, its Expression number. In the Chaldean system it adds up to 8.

Lily adds up to 22 in Pythagorean numerology, a master number, and Ireland gave the name to 302 girls in 2025.

Where Lily comes from and how it spread

Lily is the English name of the flower, and it has also served as a pet form of Elizabeth. Its letters include a Y, and the Y changes the working: with the five vowels only, the Soul Urge is 9, and with Y counted as a vowel it is 7. Ireland counted 8 girls named Lily in 1994. England and Wales went from 651 girls in 1996 to 4,769 in 2011, and Canada reached 1,134 in the same year. In the United States the count stood at 122 in 1975 and at 8,192 in 2011.

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Lines join Lily's letter values in order (3 9 3 7), gold at a vowel. Numerology gives the shape no meaning.

How Lily adds up

Lily has 4 letters. Their Pythagorean values add up to 22 and their Chaldean values to 8.

Pythagorean

Vowels are underlined. Consonants are plain. Each letter shows its value below.

    • L3Consonant
    • I9Vowel
    • L3Consonant
    • Y7Consonant

    Subtotal 22

The first letter is L, worth 3.

Expression number

Also called the Destiny number

22

Sum 22Master number

Soul Urge number

Also called the Heart's Desire number

9

Sum 9

Personality number

4

Sum 13, reduced to 4

Chaldean

    • L3Consonant
    • I1Vowel
    • L3Consonant
    • Y1Consonant

    Subtotal 8

The first letter is L, worth 3.

Expression number

8

Sum 8

Soul Urge number

1

Sum 1

Personality number

7

Sum 7

With Y and W counted as vowels, as some writers do, the Pythagorean Soul Urge is 7 and the Personality is 6.

Spellings and related forms

Each spelling and its Expression number in both systems
SpellingPythagoreanChaldean
Lily228
Elisabeth92
Lila78
Lile23
Lilia79
Lilly72

Related forms come from Wikidata.

Where Lily is used

  • United States Births, girls
  • Other counts, each against its peak
Births a year from 1880 to 2025, one line for each count that reached 100, drawn against its own peak. The highest count is 8,192: United States, 2011.
Counts by place and source, with the latest year, the rank and the peak year
WhereLatest yearCountRankPeak year in these data
United States Births, girls20256,673182011
United States Births, boys2025fewer than 52004
England and Wales Births, girls20252,24922011
Scotland Births, girls202519382011
Northern Ireland Births, girls20259652011
Canada Births, girls202582392011
New South Wales, Australia Births, girls202525792010
Victoria, Australia Births, girls202526272010
Ireland Births, girls202530212011
Chile Births, girls2021106231961
Spain Residents, women20254382505

A rank is the place among names of the same sex in that source and year.

Before 1990 the data keeps every fifth year and the peak year.

Counts: SSA, ONS, NRS, NISRA, StatCan, NSW BDM, BDM Victoria, CSO, Registro Civil, INE. Sources and licenses

What numerology reads in these numbers

  • Expression number

    22

    A master number in numerology, the Expression 22 is linked with large plans and the patience to build them.

  • Soul Urge number

    9

    Numerological tradition gives a Soul Urge 9 a wish to leave the world a little kinder than they found it.

  • Personality number

    4

    The steadiest person in the room, to numerologists, is often a Personality 4: plain-spoken, punctual and trusted with the keys.

How each number is read

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Numbers worked out by code from the calculator's letter tables, every sum shown; counts from national statistics offices and registries. Numerology has no scientific evidence.

How names are counted

Last reviewed: November 8, 2026