Adriana vs Lilli
Adriana and Lillicompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Adriana was ranked #365 and Lilli #283 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Adriana was ranked #621 and Lilli #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adriana was ranked #751 and Lilli #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Adriana and Lilli over time
Adriana and Lilli appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adriana and Lilli changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #751 and #2411.
- Longest-running competitions
Adriana and Lilli were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #365 and #283.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1957–2025
Adriana held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Lilli in 20.
Highest recorded here: Adriana #226 in 2009, Lilli #182 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adriana #365, Lilli #283.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adriana held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lilli in 14.
Highest recorded here: Adriana #431 in 2017, Lilli #359 in 2004.
The order changed in 2012: Adriana moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #562 and #534; by 2012 that had become #483 and #975.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adriana #751, Lilli #2411.
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
| Field | Adriana | Lilli |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #365 (2025) | Norway · Girls #283 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adriana has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lilli.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adriana
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #365 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lilli
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #347 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #283 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls