Alex vs Lily-Mae

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Alex was ranked #391 and Lily-Mae #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #504 and Lily-Mae #412 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #2605 and Lily-Mae #719 among girls in England and Wales.

Alex and Lily-Mae over time

Alex and Lily-Mae appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lily-Mae in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Lily-Mae 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lily-Mae in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Lily-Mae #186 in 2011.

  The order changed in 2007: Lily-Mae moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #279 and #415; by 2007 that had become #350 and #297.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #2605, Lily-Mae #719.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lily-Mae in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #130 in 2009, Lily-Mae #203 in 2014.

  The order changed in 2024: Lily-Mae moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #316 and #856; by 2024 that had become #504 and #412.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #504, Lily-Mae #412.

• Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2023

  Alex held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lily-Mae in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #146 in 2012, Lily-Mae #205 in 2014.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alex #391, Lily-Mae #391.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here