Aila vs Lilymae
Aila and Lilymaecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Aila was ranked #445 and Lilymae #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Aila was ranked #451 and Lilymae #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Aila and Lilymae over time
Aila and Lilymae appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Aila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilymae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilymae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aila 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 · Girls17 shared years, 2002–2023
Aila held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lilymae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aila #443 in 2021, Lilymae #1991 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aila #451, Lilymae #4056.
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 | Aila | Lilymae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #425 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aila has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lilymae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aila
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #573 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilymae
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2014–2023
Highest recorded position: #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2014–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls