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Addison vs Lily-Ann

Addison and Lily-Anncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Addison was ranked #351 and Lily-Ann #1809 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Addison was ranked #426 and Lily-Ann #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Addison was ranked #544 and Lily-Ann #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Addison and Lily-Ann over time

Addison and Lily-Ann appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Addison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lily-Ann in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Lily-Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Addison in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 20002025

    Addison held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Lily-Ann in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Addison #281 in 2023, Lily-Ann #730 in 2010.

    The order changed in 2009: Addison moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #878 and #767; by 2009 that had become #664 and #932.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Addison #351, Lily-Ann #1809.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Addison, Lily-Ann
FieldAddisonLily-Ann
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #351 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Addison and Lily-Ann both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Addison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2023

    Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2009–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #351 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lily-Ann

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls